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נְחוּשָׁה and (Lev 26:19; Job 40:18) נְחֻשָׁה noun feminine copper, bronze (only in poetry; compare I. נְחשֶׁת); — ׳ נ always absolute; —
1.
copper produced from ore by melting Job 28:2.
2.
copper, doubtless hardened with alloy, = bronze, as material of bow 2Sam 22:35
= Ps 18:35;
Job 20:24
gates Isa 45:2
figurative of strength Job 40:18 (bones of hippopotamus), compare Job 41:19, Mic 4:13 (hoofs of Zion); of
obstinate brow Isa
48:4 (|| גִּיד
בַּרְזֶל עָרְפֶּ֑ךָ); unproductive earth Lev 26:19.