Definitions for "Nahshon"
Nahshon (Heb. נחשון) or Nachshon ben Aminadav ("Nachshon son of Aminadav") is first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Exodus. The popular Yiddish saying "to be a Nachshon" means to be an "initiator."
Nahshon is an urban warfare-trained infantry battalion in the Israel Defense Forces tasked with patrolling the area of Tulkarem in the West Bank. The battalion motto is "Be first, Nahshon", and it is named after the Prince of Judah Nahshon.