Lexicon :: Strong's H5427 - neṯer

נֶתֶר
Transliteration
neṯer
Pronunciation
neh'-ther
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From נָתַר (H5425)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1450a

Strong’s Definitions

נֶתֶר nether, neh'-ther; from H5425; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid):—nitre.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H5427 in the following manner: nitre (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H5427 in the following manner: nitre (2x).

  1. natron, nitre, soda, carbonate of soda

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נֶתֶר nether, neh'-ther; from H5425; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid):—nitre.
STRONGS H5427: Abbreviations
† נֶ֫תֶר noun [masculine] natron, or carbonate of soda, a mineral alkali (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Aramaic נִתְרָא, ; compare Greek νίτρον, λίτρον, Latin nitrum (see Lexicons)); — אִםתְּֿכַבְּסִי בַּנֶּתֶר Jeremiah 2:22 though thou wash thyself with natron (figurative; || בֹּרִית; on use of 'nitrum' for handwashing among Greeks see MeinekeFragm. Comicorum ii. 638); חֹמֶץ עַלנָֿ֑תֶר Proverbs 25:20 (figurative of the incompatible).
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Proverbs

25:20

Jeremiah

2:22