# נָחַשׁ (nachash)

Israeli respelling: na-chash. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5172. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

properly, to hiss, i.e. whisper a (magic) spell; generally, to prognosticate

King James renderings: [idiom] certainly, divine, enchanter, (use) [idiom] enchantment, learn by experience, [idiom] indeed, diligently observe.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/nachash-h5172

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 30:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/30/27) — And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath bles…
- [Genesis 44:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/44/5) — Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
- [Genesis 44:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/44/15) — And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
- [Leviticus 19:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/19/26) — Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.
- [Deuteronomy 18:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/18/10) — There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an ob…
- [1 Kings 20:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/20/33) — Now the men did diligently observe whether any thing would come from him, and did hastily catch it: and they said, Thy brother Benhadad. Th…
- [2 Kings 17:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/17/17) — And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do ev…
- [2 Kings 21:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-kings/21/6) — And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wroug…
- [2 Chronicles 33:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/33/6) — And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and…