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H5154

נְחוּשָׁה

nᵉchûwshâh · nekh-oo-shaw'

copper

Lexicon

Derivation: or נְחֻשָׁה; feminine of H5153 (נָחוּשׁ);

copper

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: brass, steel. Compare H5176 (נָחָשׁ).

Letters

נ
Nun
ח
Het
ו
Vav
ש
Shin
ה
He
  1. נNun50

    Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water

    Concrete
    seed · sprout · fish · offspring
    Extended
    life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
  2. חHet8

    Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

    Concrete
    wall · fence · tent wall
    Extended
    to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
  3. וVav6

    Picture: tent peg or hook

    Concrete
    nail · peg · hook
    Extended
    to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
  4. 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
  5. הHe5

    Picture: a person with both arms raised

    Concrete
    a man calling out · a window · breath
    Extended
    behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

the seed, life continuing › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy › to reveal, behold

The seed, life continuing that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy that works to reveal, behold.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְחוּשָׁה 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

10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • of steel3 · 30%
  • and brass2 · 20%
  • brass2 · 20%
  • as brass1 · 10%
  • pieces of brass1 · 10%
  • of brass1 · 10%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

נְחוּשָֽׁה׃4נְחוּשָׁה֙1כַּנְּחֻשָֽׁה׃1נְחוּשָׁ֑ה1נְחוּשָׁ֔ה1נְחוּשָׁ֖ה1נְ֝חוּשָׁ֗ה1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance