nachash

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Serpent. The root carries three senses (serpent, deception or divination, and to shine), so the figure in Genesis 3 can be read as deceiver, shining one, and serpentine throne guardian (Genesis 3:1, Ezekiel 28:12-17). The lexical layers are real, but their interpretive weight is debated.


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