BDB9703
נְחָשׁ noun masculine copper, bronze ( ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew נְחשֶׁת, נְחוּשָׁה, √ III. נחשׁ ); — as material: absolute ׳ נ Dan 2:32; Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20; Dan 7:19 emphatic נְחָשָׁא Dan 2:35; Dan 2:39; Dan 2:45; Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5174 |
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| Word: | נְחָשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H5154 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 9 |
| Transliteration: | nchash |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | nekh-awsh' |
| Meaning: | 1. copper |
| KJV Renderings: | brass. |
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נְחָשׁ noun masculine copper, bronze ( ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew נְחשֶׁת, נְחוּשָׁה, √ III. נחשׁ ); — as material: absolute ׳ נ Dan 2:32; Dan 4:12; Dan 4:20; Dan 7:19 emphatic נְחָשָׁא Dan 2:35; Dan 2:39; Dan 2:45; Dan 5:4; Dan 5:23.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke