Nakhash (נחש) means serpent in Hebrew.
It can also mean snake. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
serpent, snake
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nakhash.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1זוחל חסר־גפיים מסדרת הקשקשאים.
וְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יהוה אֱלֹהִים
- 2בהשאלה, סלנגאדם ערמומי ונכלולי.
- 3שם פרטי לזכר
וַיַּעַל נָחָשׁ הָעַמּוֹנִי, וַיִּחַן עַל־יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד; וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי יָבֵישׁ אֶל־נָחָשׁ, כְּרָת־לָנוּ בְרִית וְנַעַבְדֶךָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nakhash is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נָחָשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- נחש
- Said
- nakhash
- Root
- נ־ח־ש
- Pattern
- קָטָל
- Plural
- נְחָשִׁים
- Inflections
- ר' נְחָשִׁים; נְחַשׁ־, ר' נַחֲשֵׁי־
- Gematria
- 358
This is how Nakhash is said in other languages.
- English
- serpent, snake
- Arabic
- ثعبان, حية, أفعى
- Russian
- змея
- French
- serpent
- Spanish
- serpiente
- German
- Schlange
These words rhyme with Nakhash.
The word Nakhash is part of these phrases and sayings.
- טוב שבנחשים רצוץ את מוחו
- נחש בריח
- נחש גומי
- נחש הנחושת
- נחש מתחת לקש
- נחש משקפיים
- נחש פעמונים
- נשל הנחש
- סולמות ונחשים
- שביל הנחש
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The word Nakhash comes from the root נ־ח־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Nakhash in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nakhash.
What does Nakhash (נחש) mean in Hebrew?
Nakhash (נחש) means serpent and snake. It is said nakhash, with the stress on khash.
What rhymes with Nakhash (נחש)?
Words that rhyme with Nakhash (נחש) include חדש, דבש, משולש, רש, חלש, and קש.
Is Nakhash (נחש) masculine or feminine?
The word Nakhash (נחש) is a masculine noun, and its plural is נְחָשִׁים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.