H5176I

נָחָשׁ

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Nahash

A woman living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Sa.17.25; wife of: Jesse (H3448H); mother of: David (H1732), Eliab (H0446I), Abinadab (H0041I), Shimeah (H8093), Nethanel (H5417H), Raddai (H7288), Ozem (H0684), Zeruiah (H6870), Abigail (H0026H)(?) and Elihu (H0453J) § Nahash = "serpent" 1) a king of the Ammonites during the time of king Saul 2) the father of Abigail, the mother of Amasa, the commander of Absalom's army

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

II. נָחָשׁ

proper name, masculine 1. king of Ammon 1Sam 11:1 (twice in verse); 1Sam 11:2; 1Sam 12:12; 2Sam 10:2; 1Chr 19:1; 1Chr 19:2 perhaps also 2Sam 17:27 ᵐ5 Ναας.

2. father of Abigail and Zeruiah 2Sam 17:25, si vera lectio: ᵐ5 Ναας, but ᵐ5^L Ιεσσαι (compare 1Chr 2:16); We^{Geschichte. 2. 57 Anm. 1 Löhr defend} נחשׁ; dubious We^Sm HPS.

3. giving name to a city, ׳עִיר נ 1Chr 4:12, ᵐ5 πόλεως Ναας; ᵐ5^L Ηρναας.

1 occurrence

II Samuel 17:25