Original Language Studio

1 Chronicles 2:11

“And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,” (KJV)

Tap a word · read right to left

Lexical meaning

נַחְשׁוֹןNachshôwn · nakh-shone'
H5177 · Hebrew

Definition: Nachshon, an Israelite
Derivation: from H5172 (נָחַשׁ); enchanter;
KJV renderings: Naashon, Nahshon.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
נַחְשׁוֹן֙ — proper noun
Code HC/Np
Usage: Occurs 10 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 6:23 Numbers 1:7 Numbers 2:3 Numbers 7:12 Numbers 7:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read נַחְשׁוֹן here.

Verse 10 Verse 12

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.