נַחְשׁוֹןNachshôwn

proper name, masculine: son of Aminadab, of Judah, brother-in-law of Aaron (Exodus 6:23; Numbers 1:7; Numbers 2:3; Numbers 7:12; Numbers 7:17)

Pronunciation: nakh-shone' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5177

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Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 6:23 Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she gave birth to his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • Numbers 1:7 Judah Nahshon son of Amminadab
  • Numbers 2:3 -“The divisions of Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun are to camp toward the sunrise on the east side of the Tabernacle, beneath their family banners. These are the names of the tribes, their leaders, and the numbers of their registered troops:TribeLeaderNumberJudah Nahshon son of Amminadab74,600
  • Numbers 7:12 On the first day Nahshon son of Amminadab, leader of the tribe of Judah, presented his offering.
  • Numbers 7:17 For a peace offering he brought two bulls, five rams, five male goats, and five one-year-old male lambs. This was the offering brought by Nahshon son of Amminadab.
  • Numbers 10:14 Judah’s troops led the way. They marched behind their banner, and their leader was Nahshon son of Amminadab.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).