וּ/בַ/נְּחֹ֣שֶׁת

𐤅/𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕

uvanechoshet

and in bronze

for נְחוּשָׁה; copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver); brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.

H5178

2 Chronicles 2:6 · Word #9

Lexicon H5178

Lemmaנְחֹשֶׁת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕
Transliterationnᵉchôsheth
Strong'sH5178
In-contextand in bronze

Morphology HC/Rd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5178-14

and in the bronze

Rootנחשׁ (n-ḥ-sh)
Core Meaningscopper, bronze, shining metal, metallic hardness
Semantic Rangebronze, copper, objects made of bronze (tools, vessels, weapons), fetters or chains, figurative baseness in contrast to precious metals
Conceptual SignificanceBronze (נְחֹשֶׁת) was a common and durable metal in the ancient Near East, used for tools, weapons, and altar furnishings. In Scripture it can symbolize strength, endurance, judgment, or inferiority compared to gold and silver, depending on context.
Morphological NotesConjunction ו + preposition ב with assimilated definite article (בַּ) + noun common feminine singular absolute נְחֹשֶׁת. The article is indicated by the doubling of the initial נ (dagesh forte).
Rendering RationaleThe form וּבַנְּחֹשֶׁת consists of the conjunction ו ("and") plus the preposition ב with the definite article ("in the") attached to the feminine singular noun נְחֹשֶׁת ("bronze, copper"). The rendering "and in the bronze" preserves the definite article and the singular form, reflecting the specific material in view.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root נחשׁ (copper, bronze, shining metal, metallic hardness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5178-02 banechushetayim in the two bronze-fetters
H5178-03 hanechoshet the copper-metal
H5154-01 kanechushah like copper-bronze

Word Usage (140 occurrences of H5178)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:22 נְחֹ֖שֶׁת nechoshet bronze
Exodus 25:3 וּ/נְחֹֽשֶׁת unechoshet and bronze
Exodus 26:11 נְחֹ֖שֶׁת nechoshet of bronze