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Lexicon :: Strong's H5178 - nᵊḥšeṯ

Aa
נְחשֶׁת
Transliteration
nᵊḥšeṯ
Pronunciation
nekh-o'-sheth
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1349a,1350a

Strong’s Definitions

נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth, nekh-o'-sheth; for H5154; 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.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x

The KJV translates Strong's H5178 in the following manner: brass (103x), brasen (28x), fetters (4x), chain (3x), copper (1x), filthiness (1x), steel (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 141x
The KJV translates Strong's H5178 in the following manner: brass (103x), brasen (28x), fetters (4x), chain (3x), copper (1x), filthiness (1x), steel (1x).

  1. copper, bronze

    1. copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy)

    2. fetters (of copper or bronze)

    3. copper (as value)

  2. lust, harlotry

    1. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נְחֹשֶׁת nᵉchôsheth, nekh-o'-sheth; for H5154; 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.
STRONGS H5178: Abbreviations
I. נְח֫שֶׁת 137 noun masculine 1 Kings 7:45 (compare AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 108; feminine 1 Chronicles 18:8) copper, bronze (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician נחשת; Palmyrene נחשא Lzb322; Syriac bdb063806, Targum נְחָשָׁא, Arabic bdb063807, Ethiopic bdb063808 (so also Old Ethiopic DHMEpigr. Denkm. aus Abess.(1894), 52); WMMAs. u. Eur. 127 cites Egyptian teḥ(ḥ)ost, copper (= *tenḥost), 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 + 2 times; dual נְחֻשְׁתַּ֫יִם Judges 16:21 + 6 times; —
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); 2 Chronicles 24:12; material — doubtless hardened with alloy, probably tin, making bronze, compare NowArchaeology i. 243 BenzArchaeology 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, מָרוּק 2 Chronicles 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; 2 Chronicles 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 NöZMG xl (1886). 730); Sm proposes תַּזְנוּתַיִךְ, so apparently ToyHpt; Or בָּשְׁתֵּךְ.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:22; 4:22

Exodus

38:29; 38:30; 39:39

Leviticus

6:21; 6:21

Numbers

17:4; 21:9

Deuteronomy

8:9; 28:23

Judges

16:21; 16:21

1 Samuel

17:5; 17:6

2 Samuel

3:34; 8:8

1 Kings

4:13; 7:14; 7:14; 7:15; 7:45; 7:45; 14:27

2 Kings

16:14; 16:15; 18:4; 25:7; 25:13; 25:13; 25:14

1 Chronicles

18:8

2 Chronicles

4:16; 24:12; 33:11; 36:6

Ezra

8:27

Isaiah

60:17

Jeremiah

6:28; 39:7; 52:11; 52:17; 52:18; 52:20

Lamentations

3:7; 3:7

Ezekiel

1:7; 16:36; 16:36; 16:36; 22:18; 24:11

Daniel

10:6

Zechariah

6:8

H5178

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5178 matches the Hebrew נְחשֶׁת (nᵊḥšeṯ),
which occurs 140 times in 119 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 3 (2Sa 8:8–Jer 6:28)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:8 - along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah[fn] and Berothai.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:10 - he sent his son Joram to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of silver, gold, and bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:16 - Ishbi-benob was a descendant of the giants[fn]; his bronze spearhead weighed more than seven pounds,[fn] and he was armed with a new sword. He had cornered David and was about to kill him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 4:13 - Ben-geber, in Ramoth-gilead, including the Towns of Jair (named for Jair of the tribe of Manasseh[fn]) in Gilead, and in the Argob region of Bashan, including sixty large fortified towns with bronze bars on their gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:14 - He was half Israelite, since his mother was a widow from the tribe of Naphtali, and his father had been a craftsman in bronze from Tyre. Huram was extremely skillful and talented in any work in bronze, and he came to do all the metal work for King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:15 - Huram cast two bronze pillars, each 27 feet tall and 18 feet in circumference.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:16 - For the tops of the pillars he cast bronze capitals, each 7½ feet[fn] tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:27 - Huram also made ten bronze water carts, each 6 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 4½ feet tall.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:30 - Each of these carts had four bronze wheels and bronze axles. There were supporting posts for the bronze basins at the corners of the carts; these supports were decorated on each side with carvings of wreaths.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:38 - Huram also made ten smaller bronze basins, one for each cart. Each basin was six feet across and could hold 220 gallons[fn] of water.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - the ash buckets, the shovels, and the bowls. Huram made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:47 - Solomon did not weigh all these things because there were so many; the weight of the bronze could not be measured.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:64

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:64 - That same day the king consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar in the LORD’s presence was too small to hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:27 - King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:14 - Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the LORD’s Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:15 - He told Uriah the priest, “Use the new altar[fn] for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:17 - Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:4 - He removed the pagan shrines, smashed the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He broke up the bronze serpent that Moses had made, because the people of Israel had been offering sacrifices to it. The bronze serpent was called Nehushtan.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - They made Zedekiah watch as they slaughtered his sons. Then they gouged out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:13 - The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the LORD’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:14 - They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:16 - The weight of the bronze from the two pillars, the Sea, and the water carts was too great to be measured. These things had been made for the LORD’s Temple in the days of King Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:17 - Each of the pillars was 27 feet[fn] tall. The bronze capital on top of each pillar was 7½ feet[fn] high and was decorated with a network of bronze pomegranates all the way around.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:19 - The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were chosen to sound the bronze cymbals.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:8 - along with a large amount of bronze from Hadadezer’s towns of Tebah[fn] and Cun. Later Solomon melted the bronze and molded it into the great bronze basin called the Sea, the pillars, and the various bronze articles used at the Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:10 - he sent his son Joram[fn] to congratulate King David for his successful campaign. Hadadezer and Toi had been enemies and were often at war. Joram presented David with many gifts of gold, silver, and bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:3 - David provided large amounts of iron for the nails that would be needed for the doors in the gates and for the clamps, and he gave more bronze than could be weighed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:14 - “I have worked hard to provide materials for building the Temple of the LORD—nearly 4,000 tons of gold, 40,000 tons of silver,[fn] and so much iron and bronze that it cannot be weighed. I have also gathered timber and stone for the walls, though you may need to add more.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 22:16 - You have expert goldsmiths and silversmiths and workers of bronze and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you!”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - Using every resource at my command, I have gathered as much as I could for building the Temple of my God. Now there is enough gold, silver, bronze, iron, and wood, as well as great quantities of onyx, other precious stones, costly jewels, and all kinds of fine stone and marble.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:7 - For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,[fn] 10,000 gold coins,[fn] 375 tons of silver,[fn] 675 tons of bronze,[fn] and 3,750 tons of iron.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:5 - But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri and grandson of Hur was there[fn] at Gibeon in front of the Tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the people gathered in front of it to consult the LORD.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:6 - There in front of the Tabernacle, Solomon went up to the bronze altar in the LORD’s presence and sacrificed 1,000 burnt offerings on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “So send me a master craftsman who can work with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as with purple, scarlet, and blue cloth. He must be a skilled engraver who can work with the craftsmen of Judah and Jerusalem who were selected by my father, David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - His mother is from the tribe of Dan in Israel, and his father is from Tyre. He is skillful at making things from gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and he also works with stone and wood. He can work with purple, blue, and scarlet cloth and fine linen. He is also an engraver and can follow any design given to him. He will work with your craftsmen and those appointed by my lord David, your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:1 - Solomon[fn] also made a bronze altar 30 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 15 feet high.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:9 - He then built a courtyard for the priests, and also the large outer courtyard. He made doors for the courtyard entrances and overlaid them with bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:16 - the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:18 - Solomon used such great quantities of bronze that its weight could not be determined.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 6:13 - Now Solomon had made a bronze platform 7½ feet long, 7½ feet wide, and 4½ feet high[fn] and had placed it at the center of the Temple’s outer courtyard. He stood on the platform, and then he knelt in front of the entire community of Israel and lifted his hands toward heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:7 - Solomon then consecrated the central area of the courtyard in front of the LORD’s Temple. He offered burnt offerings and the fat of peace offerings there, because the bronze altar he had built could not hold all the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and sacrificial fat.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 12:10 - King Rehoboam later replaced them with bronze shields as substitutes, and he entrusted them to the care of the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:12 - The king and Jehoiada gave the money to the construction supervisors, who hired masons and carpenters to restore the Temple of the LORD. They also hired metalworkers, who made articles of iron and bronze for the LORD’s Temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:11 - So the LORD sent the commanders of the Assyrian armies, and they took Manasseh prisoner. They put a ring through his nose, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:6 - Then King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to Jerusalem and captured it, and he bound Jehoiakim in bronze chains and led him away to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:27 - 20 gold bowls, equal in value to 1,000 gold coins,[fn]
2 fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:16 - For he broke down their prison gates of bronze;
he cut apart their bars of iron.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:17 - I will exchange your bronze for gold,
your iron for silver,
your wood for bronze,
and your stones for iron.
I will make peace your leader
and righteousness your ruler.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:18 - For see, today I have made you strong
like a fortified city that cannot be captured,
like an iron pillar or a bronze wall.
You will stand against the whole land—
the kings, officials, priests, and people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:28 - They are the worst kind of rebel,
full of slander.
They are as hard as bronze and iron,
and they lead others into corruption.

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