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HebrewH5178Noun (Masculine)

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת

ne.cho.shet

115Occurrences
H5178Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

for H5154 (נְחוּשָׁה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. copper, bronze 1a) copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy) 1b) fetters (of copper or bronze) 1c) copper (as value)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

נְחֹ֫שֶׁת appears 115 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
34
2 Chronicles
12
1 Kings
11
Jeremiah
10
2 Kings
9
1 Chronicles
8
Ezk
8
2 Samuel
4

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 15:19BSB

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.

2 Chronicles 1:6BSB

Solomon offered sacrifices there before the LORD on the bronze altar in the Tent of Meeting, where he offered a thousand burnt offerings.

2 Samuel 8:10BSB

he sent his son Joram to greet King David and bless him for fighting and defeating Hadadezer, who had been at war with Toi. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze,

Exodus 36:18BSB

He also made fifty bronze clasps to join the tent together as a unit.

Ezk 9:2BSB

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