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Ir Nachash <a href="../hebrew/5905.htm" title="5905">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Ir Nachash: City of the Serpent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עִיר נָחָשׁ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`Iyr Nachash<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>eer naw-KHAHSH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(eer naw-khawsh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>City of the Serpent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Ir-Nachash<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from עִיר (ir, meaning "city") and נָחָשׁ (nachash, meaning "serpent" or "snake").<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ir Nachash in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct counterpart in the Greek New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Ir Nachash is a place name mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. The name translates to "City of the Serpent," which may indicate a location associated with serpents or a symbolic reference to a particular characteristic or event related to the city.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, serpents often held significant symbolic meanings, ranging from representations of chaos and evil to symbols of healing and protection. The name "City of the Serpent" could reflect a local legend, a notable event, or a particular characteristic of the city, such as its geography or the presence of serpents in the area.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5892b.htm">ir</a> and <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm">nachash</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>"city of a serpent," a city in Judah<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Ir-nahash (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">עִיר נָחָשׁ</font> as <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> see II. <font class="hebrew2">נָחָשׁ</font>. 3, <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Ir-nahash <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm">iyr</a> and <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm">nachash</a>; city of a serpent; Ir-Nachash, a place in Palestine -- Ir-nahash. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm">iyr</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5175.htm">nachash</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>נָחָ֑שׁ נחש nā·ḥāš naChash nāḥāš<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 4:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲבִ֣י עִ֣יר <b> נָחָ֑שׁ </b> אֵ֖לֶּה אַנְשֵׁ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Ir-nahash.</span> These<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the father <span class="itali">of Irnahash.</span> These [are] the men<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/4-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and Tehinnah the father <span class="itali">of Ir-nahash</span> These are the men<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5904.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5904.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5904<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/nachash_5904.htm">nā·ḥāš — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/5903.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5903"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5903" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/5905.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5905"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5905" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>