Hebrew word · H5177

נַחְשׁוֹן

nachshon

Nahshon

Appears 10 times in 9 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.6.23;

son of: Amminadab (H5992);

brother of: Elisheba (H0472);

father of: Salmon (H8007)

Also named: Naassōn (Ναασσών "Nahshon" G3476)

§ Nahshon = "enchanter"

son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Exodus · 1
  1. Exodus 6:23 נַחְשׁ֖וֹן Nahshon

    And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

    Here: Later the appointed chief (nāśîʾ) of Judah (Num 1:7; 2:3). He brought the first tribal offering at the altar's dedication (Num 7:12) and is an ancestor of David (Ruth 4:20). The name probably comes from the word for 'serpent' (nāḥāsh), something like 'little snake'.

Numbers · 5
  1. Numbers 1:7 נַחְשׁ֖וֹן Nahshon

    from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

  2. Numbers 2:3 נַחְשׁ֖וֹן [was] Nahshon

    On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,

    Here: Judah's chief, already named in the census (1:7). He was Aaron's brother-in-law (Exod 6:23) and an ancestor of David (Ruth 4:20).

  3. Numbers 7:12 נַחְשׁ֥וֹן [was] Nahshon

    On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.

  4. Numbers 7:17 נַחְשׁ֖וֹן Nahshon

    and a peace offering of two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

  5. Numbers 10:14 נַחְשׁ֖וֹן Nahshon

    First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

Ruth · 2
  1. Ruth 4:20 נַחְשׁ֔וֹן וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן Nahshon, and Nahshon

    Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,

1 Chronicles · 2
  1. 1 Chronicles 2:10 נַחְשׁ֔וֹן Nahshon

    Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.

  2. 1 Chronicles 2:11 וְנַחְשׁוֹן֙ and Nahshon

    Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.

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