נְחַר
kill by stabbing
in nose or throat,
cf.
NH
נָחַר
perforate, kill by stabbing
, so that
נָחִיר
would
=
perforation
, and
נחר
snort
wd.
be denom.
)
;—only du.
sf.
יֵצֵא עָשָׁן מִנְּחִירָיו
Jb 41:12
(of crocodile).
• נַחֲרַי n.pr.m. one of David’s heroes, 2 S 23:37 ; Ö Γελωρε , Ö L Αραια ; = • נַחְרַי 1 Ch 11:3 9; Ö Ναχωρ , A Νααραι , Ö L Νοαραι .
I.
נחשׁ
TWOT
1347, 1349, 1350
(
appar. onomatop.
√
of foll.
=
hiss
, so
Thes
on assumption that it is
i.q.
לחשׁ
.
Baud
Rel. i. 287 al.
)
.
• I . נָחָשׁ S 5175, 5176, 5904 TWOT 1347a GK 5729, 5730, 5731 n.m. Gn 3:1 serpent ( NH id.; Arabic حَنَشٌ ( ḥanašun ) serpent, viper ( Lane 406 anything hunted ) is cp. by Lag M i. 230; BN 50, 188 BA ES 48, but improb.; Arabic نَحِسَ ( naḥisa ) v. sub [ נָחַשׁ ] infr. ; on formation cf. Lag BN 50) ;— abs. נ׳ Am 5:19 +; cstr. נְחָשׁ Nu 21:9 + 2 times; pl. נְחָשִׁים Nu 21:6 Je 8:1 7;— 1. serpent: a. as biting, Am 5:19 Ec 10:8 , in spite of charm ( לַחַשׁ ) v 11 [ cf. Ecclus 12:1 3], Je 8:17 ( + צִפְעֹנִים ; fig. of enemies); so הַנְּחָשִׁים חַשְׂרָפִים Nu 21:6 (deadly; JE; cf.
Jacob
Arab. Dicht.
iv. 10 ff.
), and
sg. v
9, also
(coll
.)
v
7
cf.
נ׳ שָׂרָף
Dt 8:15
(
+
עַקְרָב
);
נ׳
fig.
of oppressor,
מִשֹּׁרֶשׁ נָחָשׁ יֵצֵא צֶפַע וּפִרְיֹו שָׂרָף מְעֹופֵף
Is 14:2
9;
fig.
of Dan
Gn 49:17
(poem in
J
;
||
שְׁפִיפֹן
);
חֲמַת נ׳
ψ 58:5
(
sim.
of perniciousness of ungodly),
cf.
נ׳
140:
4;
sim.
of effect of wine
Pr 23:32
(
||
צִפִעֹנִי
).
b.
rod becomes
נ׳
Ex 4:3
(
J
),
cf.
7:15
(
E
);
עֲלֵי צוּר דֶּרֶךְ נ׳
Pr 30:1
9.
c.
נ׳
(appar.) as hissing
Je 46:22
(in
sim.
,
cf.
Gi
e); as eating dust
Is 65:25
cf.
Mi 7:17
(in
sim.
;
v.
also
Gn 3:14
).
d.
as crafty tempter
Gn 3:1
,
2
,
4
,
13
,
14
.
2.
נ׳ (הַ)נְּחשֶׁת
, bronze image of serpent
Nu 21:9
(×2) 2 K 18:4
(
cf.
נְחֻשְׁתָּן
).
3.
mythol.
נ׳ בָּרִחַ
Jb 26:13
fleeing serpent
, of eclipse-dragon (
cf.
לִוְיָתָן
3:
6); also
…
לִוְיָתָן נ׳ עֲקַלָּתֹון לִוְיָתָן נ׳ בָּרִחַ
Is 27:1
(symbol. of world-powers);
נ׳
of sea-monster
Am 9:3
.—
נ׳
c.
vb.
נָשַׁךְ
bite
Nu 21:6
+
8 times. On supernat. character of serpents in Arabic
wd.
word, also would.
i.q.
id quod,
i. e. the same with.
Baud
circa
.,
Srudien Zur Semitischen Religionsgenschichte
;
Lag
P. de Lagarde,
Mittheilungen
.
BA J. Barth, Etymologische Studien ; Jacob G. Jacob, studien in Arab. Dichtern .