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Nahshon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5177

נַחְשׁוֹן

nach.shon — Nahshon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Amminadab (H5992); brother of: Elisheba (H0472); father of: Salmon (H8007) Also named: Naassōn (Ναασσών "Nahshon" G3476) § Nahshon = "enchanter" son of Amminadab and prince of the Judah at the first numbering in the wilderness; 5th in descent from Judah in the genealogy of Christ

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GREEK · G3476

Ναασσών

Naassōn — Nahshon

Ναασσών, ὁ indecl. (Heb. נַחְשׁוֹן), Naasson: Mat.1:4, Luk.3:32.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5992

עַמִּינָדָב

am.mi.na.dav — Amminadab

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.23; son of: Ram (H7410); father of: Elisheba (H0472) and Nahshon (H5177) Also named: Aminadab (Ἀμιναδάβ "Amminadab" G0284) § Amminadab = "my kinsman is noble" 1) son of Ram or Aram and father of Nahshon or Naasson and an ancestor of Jesus; father-in-law of Aaron 2) a Kohathite Levite and chief of the sons of Uzziel 3) a Levite, son of Kohath; also 'Izhar'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8007

שַׂלְמָא

sal.ma — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; § Salma = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmon', 'Salmah'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H472

אֱלִישֶׁ֫בַע

e.li.she.va — Elisheba

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.23; daughter of: Amminadab (H5992); sister of: Nahshon (H5177); married to Aaron (H0175); mother of: Nadab (H5070), Abihu (H0030), Eleazar (H0499) and Ithamar (H0385) § Elisheba = "my God has sworn" or "God is an oath" Aaron's wife

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8009

שַׂלְמָה

sal.mah — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8012

שַׂלְמוֹן

sal.mon — Salmon

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.20; son of: Nahshon (H5177); husband of: Rahab (H7343); father of: Boaz (H1162); also called Sala at Luk.3.32; Another spelling of sal.ma (שַׂלְמָא "Salmon" H8007) § Salmon = "garment" 1) father of Boaz, father-in-law of Ruth, and grandfather of David 1a) also 'Salmah', 'Salma'

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Historical dictionary entry

Sorcerer, the son of Aminadab, and prince of the children of Judah at the time of the first numbering of the tribes in the wilderness (Ex. 6:23). His sister Elisheba was the wife of Aaron. He died in the wilderness (Num. 26:64, 65). His name occurs in the Greek form Naasson in the genealogy of Christ (Matt, 1:4; Luke 3:32).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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