Word Study · Strong's H5177 · Hebrew
נַחְשׁוֹן
Nachshon
nakh-shone'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Nachshôwn
“Nachshon, an Israelite”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Nachshon, an Israelite
Rendered in the KJV as
Naashon, Nahshon.
- 10occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- נַחְשׁ֖וֹן5
- נַחְשׁ֔וֹן2
- וְנַחְשׁ֖וֹן1
- וְנַחְשׁוֹן֙1
- נַחְשׁ֥וֹן1
How it is rendered · 3
- Nahshon6
- [was] Nahshon2
- and Nahshon2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)8
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 8
- HC/Npm · 2
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Numbers5 occurrences
- Numbers 1:7נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;here: Nahshon
- Numbers 2:3נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard:here: [was] Nahshon
- Numbers 7:12נַחְשׁ֥וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.here: [was] Nahshon
- Numbers 7:17נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)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.here: Nahshon
- Numbers 10:14נַחְשׁ֖וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.here: Nahshon
Ruth2 occurrences
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:10נַחְשׁ֔וֹןnachshonproper noun (a name)Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.here: Nahshon
- 1 Chronicles 2:11וְנַחְשׁוֹן֙venachshonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.here: and Nahshon