What does נָחָשׁ · בָּרִיחַ mean in the Bible?
נָחָשׁ · בָּרִיחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fleeing serpent".
Hebrew · H5175, H1281
נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ
A snake (from its hiss) · a fugitive , i.e. the serpent (as fleeing ), and the constellation by that name
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נָחָשׁ H5175 a snake (from its hiss)
Pronunciation nāḥāš
Serpent; symbol of deception and evil in theological narratives, especially Genesis 3 temptation account
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בָּרִיחַ H1281 a fugitive , i.e. the serpent (as fleeing ), and the constellation by that name
Pronunciation bāriyḥa
A fleeing creature metaphorically extended to denote both serpentine motion and a celestial body (Draco constellation).
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What does נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ (nāḥāš bāriaḥ) mean in the Bible?
נָחָשׁ · בָּרִיחַ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "fleeing serpent".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5175, H1281?
H5175, H1281 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. fleeing serpent
Strong's H5175, H1281
Lexical occurrences 34 verses Source Gloss
fleeing serpent
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
נָחָשׁ בָּרִחַ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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