*nVḥVš-: 'serpent; bronze; to practice divination'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*nVḥVš-
Meaning	'serpent; bronze; to practice divination'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	naḥisa 'to be unlucky' (BK 2, 1214)	BK 2, 1214
Ugaritic	nḥš (DULAT 619)	DULAT 619	gloss withheld
Phoenician	nḥšt (Krahmalkov 327)	Krahmalkov 327	gloss withheld
Hebrew	nāḥāš (HALOT 690); nḥš pi. (HALOT 690)	HALOT 690	gloss withheld
Geez	nāḥs (LGz. 395)	LGz. 395	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	neḥšā (HALOT 690); nḥaš (Payne Smith 335)	HALOT 690; Payne Smith 335	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	naḥšā (HALOT 690)	HALOT 690	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	nhʾšʾ (HALOT 690)	HALOT 690
Emar	na-aḫ-šu /naḥšu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 130)	Pentiuc 2001 130	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Notes

Assimilation of vowels. Cf. Arabic ḥanaš- 'reptile, snake'.

Updated 22 October 2026

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