Strong's H5153

נָחוּשׁ

Transliteration

nâchûwsh

Pronunciation

naw-khoosh'

Definition

coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard

KJV usage

of brass.

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);

From Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890), Hebrew dictionary. Data: Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA.