How to Pronounce Nahshon

NAY-shuhn

Nahshon is pronounced NAY-shuhn (ˈnɑːʃɑn): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: NAH-shahn.

What does Nahshon mean?

Nahshon means “same as Naashon”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Nahshon?

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).

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

NAH-shahn

Found in Scripture

Other names from Numbers

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