נְחֹשֶׁת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. copper (a reddish-brown metallic chemical element (symbol Cu) with the atomic number 29; also, the metal made up of this element) (uncountable, chemistry)
2. Copper: the reddish color associated with this metal.
Pronunciation
n'khóshet
Examples7
וּמִצְחַת נְחֹשֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָיו וְכִידוֹן נְחֹשֶׁת בֵּין כְּתֵפָיו׃
And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
הֵם מוֹכְרִים לָנוּ נְחֹשֶׁת.
They sell us copper.
נְחֹשֶׁת מוֹלִיכָה חשמל הֵיטֵב.
Copper conducts electricity well.
הַנְּסִיכָה יצאה מֵאַרְמוֹן הַנְּחֹשֶׁת וְהָפְכָה למַלְכָּה; וְזֶה מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֶיהָ עַד מאד.
The Princess came out of the copper castle, and became Queen; and that pleased her very much.
מִשְּׂמֹאל הַפֶּתַח נצב סַפְסָל רָחָב ועב וְעָלָיו דְּלִי מְלֵאָה מַיִם וְעַל אׇזְנָהּ מַשְׁאָב־נְחֹשֶׁת.
Left of the opening a wide and thick bench stands and on it a bucket full of water and on its handle a copper scoop.
אָרָד הוּא סַגְסֹגֶת שֶׁל נְחֹשֶׁת עִם אָבָץ.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.