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נְחֹשֶׁת H5178
H5178 is the Hebrew word נְחֹשֶׁת, transliterated nᵉchôsheth and said nekh-o'-sheth. The King James Version most often renders it brass.
What it means
copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver).
Where it comes from
for H5154 (נְחוּשָׁה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 115 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: brasen, brass, chain, copper, fetter (of brass), filthiness, steel.
Verses using נְחֹשֶׁת
The first 40 of 99 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 4:22 · KJV
And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
Exodus 26:11 · KJV
And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.
Exodus 27:4 · KJV
And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
Exodus 27:10 · KJV
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
Exodus 27:11 · KJV
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 30:18 · KJV
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
Exodus 35:16 · KJV
The altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
Exodus 35:24 · KJV
Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORD’s offering: and every man, with whom was found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought it.
Exodus 36:18 · KJV
And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one.
Exodus 38:4 · KJV
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
Exodus 38:5 · KJV
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
Exodus 38:8 · KJV
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Exodus 38:10 · KJV
Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
Exodus 38:11 · KJV
And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 38:17 · KJV
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
Exodus 38:19 · KJV
And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 38:29 · KJV
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
Exodus 38:30 · KJV
And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
Exodus 39:39 · KJV
The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
Leviticus 6:28 · KJV
But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.
Numbers 16:39 · KJV
And Eleazar the priest took the brasen censers, wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made broad plates for a covering of the altar:
Numbers 21:9 · KJV
And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
Numbers 31:22 · KJV
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Deuteronomy 28:23 · KJV
And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
Deuteronomy 33:25 · KJV
Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Joshua 6:19 · KJV
But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
Joshua 6:24 · KJV
And they burnt the city with fire, and all that was therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.
Joshua 22:8 · KJV
And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.
Judges 16:21 · KJV
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
1 Samuel 17:5 · KJV
And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass.
1 Samuel 17:6 · KJV
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders.
1 Samuel 17:38 · KJV
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
2 Samuel 3:34 · KJV
Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, so fellest thou. And all the people wept again over him.
2 Samuel 8:8 · KJV
And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
2 Samuel 8:10 · KJV
Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
2 Samuel 21:16 · KJV
And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.
1 Kings 4:13 · KJV
The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
1 Kings 7:14 · KJV
He was a widow’s son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
1 Kings 7:15 · KJV
For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
1 Kings 7:16 · KJV
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
Common questions
What does Strong's H5178 mean?
H5178 is the Hebrew word נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth), meaning copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver).
How is H5178 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it brass (79 times), brasen (21 times), fetters (4 times), because the brasen (2 times), chains (2 times), among others.
How many times does H5178 appear in the Bible?
נְחֹשֶׁת (nᵉchôsheth) is tagged in 99 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5178 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: for H5154 (נְחוּשָׁה).
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