Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “נְחֻשְׁתָּן”
Understanding Nᵉchushtân reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
Nehushtan. - § Nehushtan = "a thing of brass" - something made of copper, i.e. the copper serpent of the Desert 1) name ...
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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
נְחֻשְׁתָּן
Phoneticnekh-oosh-tawn'
TransliterationNᵉchushtân
Grammar Code
N:N-M-T
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Nehushtan. - § Nehushtan = "a thing of brass" - something made of copper, i.e. the copper serpent of the Desert 1) name by which the brazen serpent made by Moses in the wilderness was worshipped in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah before he destroyed it
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
1 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 18:4 | “He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.” Word: נְחֻשְׁתָּן (Nᵉchushtân) |