Strong's Hebrew · H5177

H5177 Nachshôwn

נַחְשׁוֹן

nakh-shone'

Nahshon

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Nachshôwn appears 10 times in Scripture, in Exodus, Numbers, Ruth and 1 Chronicles. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Nachshon, an Israelite

In the King James Version

Naashon, Nahshon.

Derivation

from H5172 (נָחַשׁ); enchanter;

Appears 10 times in Scripture

Numbers 10:14

“First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.”

Ruth 4:20

“Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon,”

Numbers 1:7

“from Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;”

Numbers 7:12

“On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab from the tribe of Judah drew near with his offering.”

Numbers 7:17

“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.”

1 Chronicles 2:11

“Nahshon was the father of Salmon, and Salmon was the father of Boaz.”

Exodus 6:23

“And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.”

Numbers 2:3

“On the east side, toward the sunrise, the divisions of Judah are to camp under their standard: The leader of the Judahites is Nahshon son of Amminadab,”

1 Chronicles 2:10

“Ram was the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of the descendants of Judah.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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