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Meaning and etymology of the name Ir-nahash
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Ir-nahash 
Ir-nahash is an inconsequential town in Judah (1 Chronicles 4:12). This name occurs in a genealogy and at first glance it's the name of a son of someone called Tehinnah. But the Hebrew word  (ab), meaning father, is often used to denote a tribal head or a town's or nation's founding father. In that same genealogy occurs the name Ge-harashim, meaning Valley of Craftsmen (4:14).
The first part of the name Ir-nahash is the regular Hebrew word  ('ir), meaning city, as a permanent settlement without reference to size or claims.
The second part is identical to the name Nahash, which in turn is identical to the root  (nhsh -1350):
The assumed root (nhsh) yields derivation (nahash), meaning serpent, snake.
The verb (nahash) means learn by experience or by omen. Derivation (nahash) means divination.
The assumed root (nhsh) yields  (nehoshet), copper;  (nahush), bronze; and  (nehusha), copper, bronze.
The assumed root (nhsh) yields derivation (nehoshet), lust, harlotry.
Taking all the above into consideration, the name Ir-nahash can be translated as Serpent City (NOBS Study Bible Name List) or City Of Serpents (Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names), but with a very big footnote.
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