Strong's Hebrew: 5178. נְחֹ֫שֶׁת (nechosheth) -- Bronze, copper

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Strong's Lexicon

nechosheth: Bronze, copper

Original Word: נְחֹשֶׁת
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: nechosheth
Pronunciation: nekh-o'-sheth
Phonetic Spelling: (nekh-o'-sheth)
Definition: Bronze, copper
Meaning: copper, something made of that metal, coin, a fetter, base

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
copper, bronze
NASB Translation
brass (2), bronze (130), bronze chains (1), bronze fetters (2), chain (1), copper (1), fetters (1), fetters of bronze (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. נְח֫שֶׁת₁₃₇ noun masculine^{1Kings 7:45} (compare Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 108}; feminine1 Chronicles 18:8) copper, bronze (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician נחשת; Palmyrene נחשא Lzb³²²; Syriac

, ᵑ7 נְחָשָׁא, Arabic

, Ethiopic

(so also Old Ethiopic DHM^{Epigr.Denkm.aus Abess.(1894),52}); WMM^{As.u.Eur.127 cites Egyptian} teµ(µ)ost, copper (= *tenµost), as loan-word from נְחשֶׁת + feminine article); — ׳נ absolute Genesis 4:22 +; construct Exodus 38:29; suffix נְחֻשְׁתִּי Lamentations 3:7, נְחֻשְׁתֵךְ Ezekiel 16:36, נְחֻשְׁתָּהּ Ezekiel 24:11, נְחֻשְׁתָּם 2 Kings 25:13 2t.; dual נְחֻשְׁתַּ֫יִם Judges 16:21 6t.; —

1 copper, as ore Deuteronomy 8:9, compare Zechariah 6:8; worked by artificer Genesis 4:22 (J) 1 Kings 7:14 (twice in verse); 2Chronicles 24:12; material — doubtless hardened with alloy, probably tin, making bronze, compare Now^{Archaeology i. 243} Benz^{Archaeology 214} — of armour 1 Samuel 17:5,6; 1 Kings 14:27, utensils 2 Kings 25:14 = Jeremiah 52:18; Leviticus 6:21; Numbers 17:4 + very often, altar 2 Kings 16:14,15; Exodus 38:30; Exodus 39:39, etc., and other objects Numbers 21:9 (twice in verse) (JE), 2 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 4:13; 1 Kings 7:15ff. +, especially in description of tabernacle and temple; cast 1 Kings 7:14; polished מְמֹרָט 1 Kings 7:45, מָרוּק2Chronicles 4:16 (compare Leviticus 6:21); and shining מֻצְהָב Ezra 8:27. On קָלָל ׳נ Ezekiel 1:7; Daniel 10:6 see קלל; ׳נ as spoil of war 2 Samuel 8:8; 2 Kings 25:13 = Jeremiah 52:17,20 etc.

2 fetters of copper or bronze, usually dual Judges 16:21; 2 Samuel 3:34; 2 Kings 25:7 = Jeremiah 39:7; Jeremiah 52:11; 2Chronicles 36:6, also 2 Chronicles 33:11; singular only Lamentations 3:7 (figurative of oppression).

3 as less in value than gold but more than wood Isaiah 60:17 (twice in verse); figurative of worthless people Jeremiah 6:28 (+ בַּרְזֶל), id. (as dross of silver) Ezekiel 22:18 (+ בְּדִיל, בַּרְזֶל, עוֺפֶרֶת). — On Ezekiel 16:36 see IV. נחשׁ.

4 figurative of pitiless sky Deuteronomy 28:23.

II. [נְח֫שֶׁת] noun [feminine] suffix נְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ Ezekiel 16:36 where context ("" עֶרְוָה) favours meaning lust, harlotry, or specific sens. obscoen. (Co [citing Ki Ra] Berthol, see also Da); text perhaps corrupt (compare Nö^{ZMG xl (1886). 730}); Sm proposes תַּזְנוּתַיִךְ, so apparently Toy^Hpt; Or בָּשְׁתֵּךְ.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter of brass, filthiness, steel

For nchuwshah; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. Coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) -- brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

see HEBREW nchuwshah

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם בַּנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת בַּנְּחֹ֨שֶׁת בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם בנחשת בנחשתים הַנְּחֹ֑שֶׁת הַנְּחֹ֔שֶׁת הַנְּחֹ֖שֶׁת הַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁת הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת֮ הנחשת הנחשת׃ וְהַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁת וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת וְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁת וּ֠נְחֹשֶׁת וּבִנְחֹ֧שֶׁת וּבַנְּחֹ֣שֶׁת וּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת וּנְחֹ֕שֶׁת וּנְחֹ֖שֶׁת וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ ובנחשת ובנחשת׃ והנחשת ולנחשת ונחשת ונחשת׃ לִנְחֹ֖שֶׁת לִנְחֻשְׁתַּ֣יִם לִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם לַנְּחֹ֗שֶׁת לנחשת לנחשתים לנחשתם נְ֠חֹשֶׁת נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ נְחֹ֑שֶׁת נְחֹ֔שֶׁת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת נְחֹ֗שֶׁת נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ נְחֹ֛שֶׁת נְחֹ֜שֶׁת נְחֹ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֥שֶׁת נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ נְחֹשֶׁת֒ נְחֹשֶׁת֮ נְחֻשְׁתֵּךְ֙ נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם נְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּ נחשת נחשת׃ נחשתה נחשתי׃ נחשתך נחשתם ban·ḥuš·ta·yim ḇan·ḥuš·ta·yim ban·nə·ḥō·šeṯ banchushTayim banḥuštayim ḇanḥuštayim banneChoshet bannəḥōšeṯ han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ hanneChoshet hannəḥōšeṯ lan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ lanneChoshet lannəḥōšeṯ lin·ḥō·šeṯ lin·ḥuš·ta·yim lin·ḥuš·tām linChoshet linchushTam linchushTayim linḥōšeṯ linḥuštām linḥuštayim nə·ḥā·šə·tî nə·ḥō·šeṯ nə·ḥuš·tāh nə·ḥuš·tām nə·ḥuš·têḵ nechasheTi neChoshet nechushTah nechushTam nechushteCh nəḥāšətî nəḥōšeṯ nəḥuštāh nəḥuštām nəḥuštêḵ ū·ḇan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ ū·ḇin·ḥō·šeṯ ū·nə·ḥō·šeṯ ūḇannəḥōšeṯ ūḇinḥōšeṯ uneChoshet ūnəḥōšeṯ uvanneChoshet uvinChoshet vanchushTayim vehanneChoshet velanneChoshet wə·han·nə·ḥō·šeṯ wə·lan·nə·ḥō·šeṯ wəhannəḥōšeṯ wəlannəḥōšeṯ

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Genesis 4:22
HEB: כָּל־ חֹרֵ֥שׁ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת וּבַרְזֶ֑ל וַֽאֲח֥וֹת
NAS: implements of bronze and iron;
KJV: of every artificer in brass and iron:
INT: of all artificer of bronze and iron and the sister

Exodus 25:3
HEB: זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: from them: gold, silver and bronze,
KJV: of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
INT: gold silver and bronze

Exodus 26:11
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֛יתָ קַרְסֵ֥י נְחֹ֖שֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים וְהֵבֵאתָ֤
NAS: clasps of bronze, and you shall put
KJV: taches of brass, and put
INT: shall make clasps of bronze fifty shall put

Exodus 26:37
HEB: חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אַדְנֵ֥י נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ ס
NAS: five sockets of bronze for them.
KJV: five sockets of brass for them.
INT: five sockets of bronze

Exodus 27:2
HEB: וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.
KJV: shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
INT: horns shall overlay bronze

Exodus 27:3
HEB: כֵּלָ֖יו תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: all its utensils of bronze.
KJV: thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.
INT: utensils shall make of bronze

Exodus 27:4
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה רֶ֣שֶׁת נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ עַל־
NAS: of network of bronze, and on the net
KJV: of network [of] brass; and upon the net
INT: of network of network of bronze shall make and on

Exodus 27:4
HEB: אַרְבַּע֙ טַבְּעֹ֣ת נְחֹ֔שֶׁת עַ֖ל אַרְבַּ֥ע
NAS: four bronze rings
KJV: four brasen rings
INT: four rings bronze and four

Exodus 27:6
HEB: וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: wood, and overlay them with bronze.
KJV: wood, and overlay them with brass.
INT: of acacia and overlay bronze

Exodus 27:10
HEB: וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם עֶשְׂרִ֖ים נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָעַמֻּדִ֛ים
NAS: sockets of bronze; the hooks
KJV: sockets [shall be of] brass; the hooks
INT: sockets their twenty of bronze the hooks of the pillars

Exodus 27:11
HEB: וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֤ם עֶשְׂרִים֙ נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וָוֵ֧י הָֽעַמֻּדִ֛ים
NAS: sockets of bronze; the hooks
KJV: sockets [of] brass; the hooks
INT: sockets their twenty of bronze the hooks pillars

Exodus 27:17
HEB: כָּ֑סֶף וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: of silver and their sockets of bronze.
KJV: and their sockets [of] brass.
INT: of silver and their sockets of bronze

Exodus 27:18
HEB: מָשְׁזָ֑ר וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֖ם נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: linen, and their sockets of bronze.
KJV: linen, and their sockets [of] brass.
INT: twisted and their sockets of bronze

Exodus 27:19
HEB: יִתְדֹ֥ת הֶחָצֵ֖ר נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ ס
NAS: of the court, [shall be] of bronze.
KJV: of the court, [shall be of] brass.
INT: the pegs of the court bronze

Exodus 30:18
HEB: וְעָשִׂ֜יתָ כִּיּ֥וֹר נְחֹ֛שֶׁת וְכַנּ֥וֹ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת
NAS: a laver of bronze, with its base
KJV: a laver [of] brass, and his foot
INT: make A laver of bronze base of bronze

Exodus 30:18
HEB: נְחֹ֛שֶׁת וְכַנּ֥וֹ נְחֹ֖שֶׁת לְרָחְצָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֣
NAS: with its base of bronze, for washing;
KJV: and his foot [also of] brass, to wash
INT: of bronze base of bronze for washing shall put

Exodus 31:4
HEB: בַּזָּהָ֥ב וּבַכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: in gold, in silver, and in bronze,
KJV: in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
INT: gold silver bronze

Exodus 35:5
HEB: זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף וּנְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: gold, silver, and bronze,
KJV: gold, and silver, and brass,
INT: gold silver and bronze

Exodus 35:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ מִכְבַּ֤ר הַנְּחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁר־ ל֔וֹ
NAS: of burnt offering with its bronze grating,
KJV: of burnt offering, with his brasen grate,
INT: for grate bronze after poles

Exodus 35:24
HEB: תְּר֤וּמַת כֶּ֙סֶף֙ וּנְחֹ֔שֶׁת הֵבִ֕יאוּ אֵ֖ת
NAS: of silver and bronze brought
KJV: of silver and brass brought
INT: A contribution of silver and bronze brought contribution

Exodus 35:32
HEB: בַּזָּהָ֥ב וּבַכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: in gold and in silver and in bronze,
KJV: in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
INT: gold silver bronze

Exodus 36:18
HEB: וַיַּ֛עַשׂ קַרְסֵ֥י נְחֹ֖שֶׁת חֲמִשִּׁ֑ים לְחַבֵּ֥ר
NAS: clasps of bronze to join
KJV: taches [of] brass to couple
INT: made clasps of bronze fifty to join

Exodus 36:38
HEB: וְאַדְנֵיהֶ֥ם חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃ פ
NAS: but their five sockets were of bronze.
KJV: sockets [were of] brass.
INT: sockets their five bronze

Exodus 38:2
HEB: וַיְצַ֥ף אֹת֖וֹ נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: [of one piece] with it, and he overlaid it with bronze.
KJV: thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
INT: horns overlaid bronze

Exodus 38:3
HEB: כֵּלָ֖יו עָשָׂ֥ה נְחֹֽשֶׁת׃
NAS: all its utensils of bronze.
KJV: thereof made he [of] brass.
INT: utensils made of bronze