Nechushtan נְחֻשְׁתָּן
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| נְחֻשְׁתָּן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nechushtan |
| Strong's number | H5180 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | title |
| Gloss | Nehushtan |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Nechushtan (Hebrew נְחֻשְׁתָּן, Strong's H5180) is a title in the Old Testament, glossed “Nehushtan”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
§ Nehushtan = "a thing of brass"
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
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nehushtan (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | nehushtan (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Nechushtan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Kings
- 2 Kings 18:4He 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.He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).