וּ/נְחָ֔שׁ

𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤔

unechash

and bronze

(Aramaic) corresponding to נְחוּשָׁה; copper; brass.

H5174

Daniel 4:12 · Word #9

Lexicon H5174

Lemmaנְחָשׁ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤔
Transliterationnᵉchâsh
Strong'sH5174
In-contextand bronze

Morphology AC/Ncmsa All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H5174-02

and bronze

Rootנחש (n-ḥ-sh)
Core Meaningscopper, bronze, metal alloy
Semantic Rangebronze, copper, metal (especially worked copper alloy), objects made of bronze
Conceptual SignificanceBronze was a key material in the ancient Near East for tools, weapons, and sacred furnishings. Its mention often signals strength, durability, craftsmanship, or wealth within biblical descriptions.
Morphological NotesAramaic common noun, masculine singular absolute (Ncmsa) with prefixed conjunction וּ ("and"). Functions as a material noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נְחָשׁ in Aramaic denotes bronze or copper, reflecting the root’s association with this metal. The form is masculine singular absolute with a prefixed conjunction ("and"), so the rendering preserves both the singular material sense and the conjunction.

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

Words from Root נחש (copper, bronze, metal alloy)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H5178-01 banechoshet in the bronze
H5175-01 hanachash the hissing serpent
H5175-02 hanechashim the hissing serpents
H5175-03 kanachash like the hissing serpent
H5178-04 lanechoshet for the bronze
H5175-05 lenachash to a hissing serpent
H5175-06 nachash serpent (masculine singular; plural: serpents)
H5172-01 nachesh You (ms), whisper-divine!
H5177-01 nacheshon Serpent-Enchanter
H5175-07 nechash serpent (masculine singular; in construct: “serpent of …” )
H5174-01 nechasha the bronze-metal
H5173-01 nechashim divinings
H5178-09 nechoshet bronze-metal
H5178-10 nechushetah her bronze
H5178-12 nechushetekhe your copper
H5172-02 umenachesh and a spell-whisperer
H5172-03 vayenacheshu and they whisper-divined
H5177-02 venacheshon and Naḥshon (Serpent-like One)
H5172-04 venichesh and he omen-whispered
H5172-05 yenachashu they will practice whisper-divining
H5172-06 yenachesh he will practice spell-divining

Word Usage (9 occurrences of H5174)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Daniel 2:32 נְחָֽשׁ nechash bronze
Daniel 2:35 נְחָשָׁ֜/א nechasha the bronze
Daniel 2:39 נְחָשָׁ֔/א nechasha of bronze