Nᵉchôsheth — H5178

H5178 · Hebrew — נחשת

Pronunciation: nekh-o'-sheth

Definition

masculine noun

copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)

  1. copper, bronze
    1. copper (ore), bronze (as copper alloy)
    2. fetters (of copper or bronze)
    3. copper (as value)
  2. lust, harlotry
    1. meaning dubious

Usually translated as

brass, copper, filthiness, steel, brasen, chain, fetter

Origin

for H5154

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nᵉchôsheth occurs 134 times in 116 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (33), Leviticus (1), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (3), Joshua (3), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Kings (10), 2 Kings (9), 1 Chronicles (8), 2 Chronicles (14), Ezra (1), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (9), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (8), Daniel (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N