נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙

𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕

nechoshet

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

Leviticus 6:21 · Word #9

Lexicon H5178

Lemmaנְחֹשֶׁת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕
Transliterationnᵉchôsheth
Strong'sH5178
In-contextbronze

Morphology HNcfsa 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 H5178-09

bronze-metal

Rootנחש (n-ḥ-sh)
Core Meaningscopper, bronze, shining metal, hardness
Semantic Rangecopper, bronze, brass (traditional rendering), objects made of bronze (chains, fetters, implements), figuratively baseness or hardness in contrast to precious metals like gold or silver.
Conceptual SignificanceBronze is a foundational material in Israel’s material culture, especially in the Tabernacle and Temple (altar, laver, כלי bronze implements). It often symbolizes strength, durability, judgment, or baseness when contrasted with gold and silver, marking both practical and symbolic dimensions in biblical theology.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcfsa). Functions as a material noun referring to metal substance, often collectively.
Rendering RationaleThe noun נְחֹשֶׁת is a feminine singular absolute form, denoting the material itself rather than a derived object. "Bronze-metal" preserves the core idea of a distinct, shining base metal (traditionally copper or bronze) while reflecting the singular, material sense of the Hebrew form.

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

Words from Root נחש (copper, bronze, shining metal, hardness)

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
H5178-10 nechushetah her bronze
H5178-12 nechushetekhe your copper
tenachashu you men will practice omen-whispering
H5172-02 umenachesh and a spell-whisperer
H5174-02 unechash and bronze
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 (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