What does בַּרְזֶל · נְחֹשֶׁת · מִנְעָל mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל · נְחֹשֶׁת · מִנְעָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement".
Hebrew · H1270, H5178, H4515
בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶךָ
Iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement · copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) · a bolt
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בַּרְזֶל H1270 iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
נְחֹשֶׁת H5178 copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Pronunciation nĕḥōšet
Copper's material inferiority makes it symbolize baseness, degradation, or bondage when used figuratively.
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מִנְעָל H4515 a bolt
What does בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶךָ (barzel û-neḥōšet minʿāleḵā) mean in the Bible?
בַּרְזֶל · נְחֹשֶׁת · מִנְעָל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1270, H5178, H4515?
H1270, H5178, H4515 is connected to 217 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Strong's H1270, H5178, H4515
Lexical occurrences 217 verses Source Gloss
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בַּרְזֶל וּנְחֹשֶׁת מִנְעָלֶךָ is built from this root:
בִּרְזוֹת H1269
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain