כְּ/נָחָ֣שׁ
𐤊/𐤍𐤇𐤔
kenachash
like a serpent
from נָחַשׁ; a snake (from its hiss); serpent.
H5175
Proverbs 23:32 · Word #2
Lexicon H5175
| Lemma | נָחָשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤔 |
| Transliteration | nâchâsh |
| Strong's | H5175 |
| In-context | like a serpent |
Morphology HR/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5175-04
like a hissing serpent
| Root | נחשׁ (n-ḥ-sh) |
| Core Meanings | hissing, serpent, divination, omening |
| Semantic Range | serpent, snake, one associated with hissing; by extension linked conceptually with divination or omens due to the related verbal root נחשׁ (“to divine”). |
| Conceptual Significance | The serpent is a potent biblical symbol—associated with cunning and deception (Genesis 3), danger and judgment (Numbers 21), and at times chaos or adversarial forces. Its imagery evokes subtlety, threat, and spiritual testing within Israel’s theological narrative. |
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun in the absolute state (Ncmsa) with prefixed preposition כְּ (“like/as”). No pronominal suffix. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נָחָשׁ is masculine singular absolute, here preceded by the prefixed preposition כְּ (“like/as”), yielding “like a ….” Rendering it “hissing serpent” preserves the likely root connection to hissing and reflects the singular masculine noun form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root נחשׁ (hissing, serpent, divination, omening)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5178-02 |
banechushetayim | in the two bronze-fetters |
H5178-03 |
hanechoshet | the copper-metal |
H5178-05 |
linechoshet | for bronze-of |
H5178-06 |
linechushetam | to their bronze |
H5178-07 |
linechushetayim | to bronze double-fetters |
H5178-08 |
nechasheti | my bronze |
H5154-01 |
nechushah | bronze metal |
H5178-11 |
nechushetam | their bronze |
H5178-13 |
unechoshet | and bronze |
H5178-14 |
uvanechoshet | and in the bronze |
H5178-15 |
uvinechoshet | and with bronze |
H5178-16 |
vanechushetayim | in the two bronze-fetters |
H5178-17 |
vehanechoshet | and the bronze |
H5178-18 |
velanechoshet | and to the bronze-metal |
Word Usage (31 occurrences of H5175)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:1 | וְ/הַ/נָּחָשׁ֙ | vehanachash | the serpent |
| Genesis 3:2 | הַ/נָּחָ֑שׁ | hanachash | the serpent |
| Genesis 3:4 | הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁ | hanachash | the serpent |