📌 Nachash (נָחָשׁ) – The Serpent
In Genesis 3:1, it’s “the nachash,” a noun meaning snake or serpent. It’s a literal reptile, not a spirit or demon.
👉 Exodus 4:3: Moses’ staff becomes a nachash.
👉 Numbers 21:6: God sends nachashim (snakes) to bite Israel.
Bottom line: No spiritual title—just a creature.
🧠 Arum (עָרוּם) – Crafty, Shrewd, Clever
Genesis 3:1: The serpent was “more arum than any beast.”
✅ Proverbs 1:4 uses it positively for prudence.
Here, it simply means the serpent was clever, not evil.
⚠️ Arar (אָרַר) – Cursed
Genesis 3:14: “Cursed are you…”
This verb means to curse or bind with a curse.
👉 Used again in Genesis 3:17 (the ground) and 4:11 (Cain).
Here, it marks the serpent’s punishment—demotion and humiliation.
⬇️ Gachon (גָּחוֹן) – Belly
Genesis 3:14: “On your gachon you shall go.”
A rare word in Torah—literal belly or underside.
The serpent is now forever tied to the ground.
🌫️ Aphar (עָפָר) – Dust
Also in Genesis 3:14: “Dust you shall eat.”
Same word as in Genesis 2:7, where man is formed from aphar.
Now the serpent’s life is humble, living off dirt and dust.
⚔️ Eybah (אֵיבָה) – Enmity, Hostility
Genesis 3:15: “I will put eybah between you and the woman.”
Also seen in Numbers 35:21-22 for personal enemies.
Here, it signals a deep, ongoing feud between serpent and humanity.
🌱 Zera (זֶרַע) – Seed, Offspring
Genesis 3:15: “Between your zera and her zera.”
Means descendants or literal seed (Genesis 1:11, 9:9).
This is physical, not symbolic—snake babies vs. human babies.
💥 Shuph (שׁוּף) – Strike, Bruise, Crush
Genesis 3:15: “He shall shuph your head, and you shall shuph his heel.”
It’s a rare word—used only here.
Means mutual harm: the serpent’s head and the human’s heel both take a hit.
🧾 Summary: The Hebrew Reality
The nachash is:
🐍 A snake (not a spirit)
🧠 Crafty (arum)
❌ Cursed (arar)
⬇️ Crawling on its belly (gachon)
🌫️ Eating dust (aphar)
⚔️ In conflict (eybah)
👶 With offspring (zera)
💥 Exchanging strikes (shuph)
🚫 No Satan. No fallen angel. No evil spirit.
Just a clever animal, punished and pitted against mankind.
📖 The Torah keeps it clear, literal, and grounded in the physical world.
📖 Exodus 4:3 – Moses’ staff turns into a Nachash (נָחָשׁ).
📖 Numbers 21:6 – God sends snakes (nachashim, נְחָשִׁים) to bite Israel.
✔️ No demons, no spirits—just a real reptile.
🔹 Arum (עָרוּם) – Cunning, shrewd, crafty.
📖 Proverbs 1:4 – Used positively for wisdom.
✔️ The snake was smart, not evil.
🔹 Arar (אָרַר) – To curse or bind with a curse.
📖 Genesis 3:14 – "Cursed (ארור) are you…"
✔️ The snake itself is cursed—not turned into a demon.
🔹 Gachon (גָּחוֹן) – Belly, underside.
📖 Genesis 3:14 – "On your gachon you shall go…"
✔️ The snake is humbled—literally crawling.
🔹 Aphar (עָפָר) – Dust, dry earth.
📖 Genesis 2:7 – "Man was made from Aphar (dust)."
✔️ Serpents licking the dust is a sign of humiliation, not spiritual war.
🔹 Eybah (אֵיבָה) – Enmity, hostility.
📖 Numbers 35:21-22 – Used for human feuds.
✔️ Humans and snakes are enemies—not a cosmic battle.
🔹 Zera (זֶרַע) – Seed, offspring.
📖 Genesis 1:11 – Used for literal plant seeds.
✔️ Physical generations of snakes vs. humans—not spiritual beings.
🔹 Shuph (שׁוּף) – Bruise, crush, strike.
📖 Genesis 3:15 – "He shall shuph your head, and you shall shuph his heel."
✔️ This describes a natural battle between humans and snakes.
❌ What the Greeks Added (That’s NOT in Hebrew)
🚫 "Satan" in Genesis 3 ❌ (Not There!)
🚫 "The devil disguised as a serpent" ❌ (Not There!)
🚫 "Fallen angel tempting Eve" ❌ (Not There!)
🚫 "Original sin affecting all humanity" ❌ (Not There!)
📜 Greek theology changed the meaning of Genesis 3. They turned a real snake into a cosmic enemy of God—which is not what the Torah teaches.
✅ Final Truth: The Nachash (נָחָשׁ) is Just a Snake
✔️ The Hebrew Bible never says the Nachash is Satan.
✔️ The Nachash was real, clever, and punished.
✔️ The curse is physical: crawling, eating dust, being hated by humans.
✔️ This is not a war between good and evil—it’s a lesson about obedience.
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