Nekhoshet (נחושת) means copper in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
copper
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Nekhoshet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מתכת רכה בגוון אדמדם; יסוד כימי מתכתי שסִמלו Cu ומספרו האטומי 29.
וְעָשִׂיתָ כִּיּוֹר נְחֹשֶׁת וְכַנּוֹ נְחֹשֶׁת לְרָחְצָה וְנָתַתָּ אֹתוֹ בֵּין אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְנָתַתָּ שָׁמָּה מָיִם.
- 2צבע בגוון חום אדמדם עם ברק מתכתי המזכיר את צבע המתכת (1).
- 3לשון חז"לתחתית, שוליים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nekhoshet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְחֹשֶׁת
- Written without vowel points
- נחושת
- Said
- nekhoshet
- Root
- נ־ח־ש
- Pattern
- קְטֹלֶת
- Inflections
- נְחֹשֶׁת־; כ' נְחֻשְׁתּוֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּהּ נְחֻשְׁתָּם
- Gematria
- 764
This is how Nekhoshet is said in other languages.
- English
- copper
- Arabic
- نحاس
- Russian
- медь, купрум
- French
- cuivre
- Spanish
- venus, cobre
- Yiddish
- קופער
These words mean nearly the same as Nekhoshet.
- נחושה
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These words rhyme with Nekhoshet.
The word Nekhoshet is part of these phrases and sayings.
- נחש הנחושת
- נחושת קלל
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The word Nekhoshet comes from the root נ־ח־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Nekhoshet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhoshet.
What does Nekhoshet (נחושת) mean in Hebrew?
Nekhoshet (נחושת) means copper. It is said nekhoshet, with the stress on kho.
What is a synonym for Nekhoshet (נחושת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekhoshet (נחושת) are נחושה.
What rhymes with Nekhoshet (נחושת)?
Words that rhyme with Nekhoshet (נחושת) include תחמושת, בושת, קושט, חרושת, and תלבושת.
Is Nekhoshet (נחושת) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekhoshet (נחושת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחשת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.