בַּֽ/נְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם

𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌

banechushetayim

with bronze shackles

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 36:6 · Word #7

Lexicon H5178

Lemmaנְחֹשֶׁת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕
Transliterationnᵉchôsheth
Strong'sH5178
In-contextwith bronze shackles

Morphology HRd/Ncfda All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H5178-02

in the two bronze-fetters

Rootנחשׁ (n-ḥ-sh)
Core Meaningscopper, bronze, shining metal, metallic hardness
Semantic Rangebronze, copper, objects made of bronze (fetters, chains, vessels), figuratively hardness or baseness in contrast to precious metals
Conceptual SignificanceBronze in the biblical world signifies strength, durability, and at times judgment or humiliation when used of fetters. Being bound "in bronze" conveys both physical restraint and the humbling power of imperial domination.
Morphological NotesPreposition בַּ ("in the") + noun נְחֹשֶׁת in feminine dual absolute form (-ַיִם). The dual ending indicates a pair of bronze items; contextually, these are fetters or shackles.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נְחֹשֶׁת denotes bronze or copper, a hard, shining metal. The form נְחֻשְׁתַּיִם is feminine dual, here with the prefixed preposition and article ("in the"), indicating two objects made of bronze—commonly fetters or shackles—hence "in the two bronze-fetters," preserving both the metallic root sense and the dual number.

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

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5178-03 hanechoshet the copper-metal
H5154-01 kanechushah like copper-bronze
H5175-04 kenachash like a hissing serpent

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