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Ir-nahash

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Tehinnah (1 Chron. 4:12¹²And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah. (1 Chronicles 4:12)); or, as intimated in the margin, “Tehinnah, founder of the city of Nahash.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5904 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Iyr

Phonic:

Nachash

Meaning:

from 5892 and 5175; city of a serpent; Ir-Nachash, a place in Palestine

KJV Usage:

Ir-nahash

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

city of the serpent iron, fearful

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

City of the serpent:―name of unknown person or place [IR and NAHASH], 1 Chron. 4:12. {Urbs serpentis}