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Strong's Exhausive Concised Dictionary - נָחוּשׁ

נָחוּשׁ

H5153

Transliteration: nâchûwsh

Pronunciation: naw-khoosh'

Definition: of brass


נָחוּשׁ (nâchûwsh | naw-khoosh')
[Heb] נָחוּשׁ OSHL: n.cw.ac TWOT: 1349b GK: H5702" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5702 Greek: χάλκεος
Derivation: apparently passive participle of נָחַשׁ (perhaps in the sense of ringing), i.e. bell-metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (נָחָשׁ, as denominative) when hissing);
Strong's: coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard
KJV: of brass.

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