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.
2 Chronicles 36:6 · Word #7
Lexicon H5178
| Lemma | נְחֹשֶׁת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 |
| Transliteration | nᵉchôsheth |
| Strong's | H5178 |
| In-context | with 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
| Root | נחשׁ (n-ḥ-sh) |
| Core Meanings | copper, bronze, shining metal, metallic hardness |
| Semantic Range | bronze, copper, objects made of bronze (fetters, chains, vessels), figuratively hardness or baseness in contrast to precious metals |
| Conceptual Significance | Bronze 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 Notes | Preposition 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 Rationale | The 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 |