Lexical Definition

‎נְחוּשָׁה‎ nᵉchûwshâh (nekh-oo-shaw') bronze ^H:N-F
or נְחֻשָׁה nᵉchushâh (nekh-oo-shaw'); feminine of ‎נָחוּשׁ‎

brass, steel. Compare ‎נָחָשׁ‎.

• copper

1) copper, bronze
1a) copper (made from melting copper ore)
1b) bronze (made from copper and alloy)

See Greek: χαλκός

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: ne.chash (‎נ‎ְ‎ח‎ָ‎ש‎ׁ "bronze" נְחָשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Aramaic form: נְחָשׁ
‎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.

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