Word Study · Strong's H5174 · Hebrew
נְחָשׁ
nechash
nekh-awsh'
Strong's 1890 spelling: nᵉchâsh
“copper”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
copper
Rendered in the KJV as
brass.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- וּנְחָ֔שׁ2
- נְחָ֔שׁ1
- נְחָֽשׁ׃1
- נְחָשָׁ֜א1
- נְחָשָׁ֔א1
- נְחָשָׁ֤א1
- נְחָשָׁ֥א1
- נְחָשָׁ֨א1
How it is rendered · 4
- bronze the3
- and bronze2
- bronze2
- the bronze2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)5
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular2
- noun · masculine or feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- ANcbsd/Ta · 5
- AC/Ncbsa · 2
- ANcbsa · 2
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel9 occurrences
- Daniel 2:32נְחָֽשׁ׃nechashnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,here: bronze
- Daniel 2:35נְחָשָׁ֜אnechasha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.here: bronze the
- Daniel 2:39נְחָשָׁ֔אnechasha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)But after you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule the whole earth.here: bronze the
- Daniel 2:45נְחָשָׁ֤אnechasha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”here: bronze the
- Daniel 4:15וּנְחָ֔שׁunechashconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularBut leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven and graze with the beasts on the grass of the earth.here: and bronze
- Daniel 4:23וּנְחָ֔שׁunechashconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singularAnd you, O king, saw a watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying: ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump with its roots in the ground, and a band of iron and bronze around it, in the tender grass of the field. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and graze with the beasts of the field till seven times pass him by.’here: and bronze
- Daniel 5:4נְחָשָׁ֥אnechasha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.here: the bronze
- Daniel 5:23נְחָשָׁ֨אnechasha'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.here: the bronze
- Daniel 7:19נְחָ֔שׁnechashnoun · masculine or feminine singularThen I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.here: bronze