Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bronze
Usage: 1) copper, bronze 1a) copper (made from melting copper ore) 1b) bronze (made from copper and alloy) Aramaic equivalent: ne.chash (נְחָשׁ "bronze" H5174)
Strong's Number
H5154
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
10
Books
6
Strong's H5154 Quick Answer
Strong's H5154 נְחוּשָׁה נְחוּשָׁה (nchuwshah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. nchuwshah (nekh-oo-shaw') (or nchushah {nekh-oo-shaw'}) n-f. 1. copper [feminine of H5153] It has 10 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include brass and steel. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- nchuwshah (nekh-oo-shaw') (or nchushah {nekh-oo-shaw'}) n-f. 1. copper [feminine of H5153]
- Usage
- 10 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- brass and steel
Meaning and Definition
nchuwshah (nekh-oo-shaw') (or nchushah {nekh-oo-shaw'}) n-f. 1. copper [feminine of H5153] KJV: brass, steel. Root(s): H5153 Compare: H5176
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5154. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5154 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render nchuwshah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
brass
Leviticus 26:19
7×
steel
2 Samuel 22:35
3×
How Strong's H5154 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 10 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5154 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5154 in the Old Testament
10 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
Usage Excerpts
First 10 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5154.
And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone.
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5154, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5154 FAQ
What does nechushah (נְחוּשָׁה) mean?
Nechushah (Strong's H5154) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "brass". nchuwshah (nekh-oo-shaw') (or nchushah {nekh-oo-shaw'}) n-f. 1. copper [feminine of H5153]
How many times is nechushah (נְחוּשָׁה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 10 linked usages for Strong's H5154 across 6 books.
Where can I study nechushah (נְחוּשָׁה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5154 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate nechushah (נְחוּשָׁה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as brass and steel. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.