נָחוּשׁ

Definition and meaning

nachuwsh (naw-khoosh') adj. 1. or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175, as denominative) when hissing) 2. coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard [apparently passive participle of H5172 (perhaps in the sense of ringing, i.e. bell-metal] KJV: of brass. Root(s): H5172 See also: H5175