Strong's H5153
נָחוּשׁ
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard
Derivation
apparently passive participle of H5172 (נָחַשׁ) (perhaps in the sense of ringing), i.e. bell-metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175 (נָחָשׁ), as denominative) when hissing);
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, נָחוּשׁ is translated as: of brass..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.