הַ/נְּחֹֽשֶׁת
𐤄/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕
nᵉchôsheth
of the bronze
A metallic substance, primarily copper or bronze, used for implements, weapons, and decorative objects in ancient Israelite material culture; occasionally employed in a figurative sense to denote hardness, strength, or baseness in comparison to more valuable metals such as gold and silver.
2 Chronicles 4:18 · Word #12
Lexicon H5178
| Lemma | נְחֹשֶׁת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 |
| Transliteration | nᵉchôsheth |
| Strong's | H5178 |
| Definition | A metallic substance, primarily copper or bronze, used for implements, weapons, and decorative objects in ancient Israelite material culture; occasionally employed in a figurative sense to denote hardness, strength, or baseness in comparison to more valuable metals such as gold and silver. |
Morphology HTd/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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the bronze |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5178-03
the bronze
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common, feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נְחֹשֶׁת derives from the root נחש (“to shine, be bright”), denoting a shiny metal—copper or bronze. The definite article הַ and feminine singular absolute form require the rendering “the bronze,” preserving both definiteness and number. |
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