נַחַש

נַחַשm. (b. h.; נָחַש) divination front omen, superstition. Num. R. s. 20 בעל נ׳ a believer in omens. Ned.32a, v. נָחַש. Y.Sabb.VI, 8c bot. אע״פ שאין נ׳ יש סימן although you must not make them an omen, they are a sign (presage); Ḥull.95b. Ib. כל נ׳ שאינו … אינו נ׳ an omen which is not proposed in the manner of Eliezer … (Gen. 24:13, sq.) or of Jonathan (1 Sam. 14:9, sq.) is not considered a divination (in the sense of Lev. 19:26); a. fr.Pl. נְחָשִׁים. Tanḥ. Balak 4 בעל נ׳, v. supra.