נָחוּשׁ
nâchûwsh · naw-khoosh'
coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently passive participle of H5172 (נָחַשׁ) (perhaps in the sense of ringing), i.e. bell-metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175 (נָחָשׁ), as denominative) when hissing);
coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: of brass.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy
The seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָחוּשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of brass1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job1
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.