Nekhushtan (נחושתן) means caduceus in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
caduceus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Nekhushtan.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1צלם בדמות מטה שעליו כרוך נחש.
...וכִּתַּת נְחַשׁ הַנְּחֹשֶׁת אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה מֹשֶׁה כִּי עַד-הַיָּמִים הָהֵמָּה הָיוּ בְנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל מְקַטְּרִים לוֹ וַיִּקְרָא-לוֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּן.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Nekhushtan is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- נְחֻשְׁתָּן
- Written without vowel points
- נחושתן
- Said
- nekhushtan
- Root
- נ־ח־ש
- Gematria
- 814
This is how Nekhushtan is said in other languages.
- English
- caduceus
- Spanish
- caduceo
These words mean nearly the same as Nekhushtan.
These words rhyme with Nekhushtan.
The word Nekhushtan comes from the root נ־ח־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Nekhushtan in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Nekhushtan.
What does Nekhushtan (נחושתן) mean in Hebrew?
Nekhushtan (נחושתן) means caduceus. It is said nekhushtan, with the stress on tan.
What is a synonym for Nekhushtan (נחושתן)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Nekhushtan (נחושתן) are נחש הנחושת.
What rhymes with Nekhushtan (נחושתן)?
Words that rhyme with Nekhushtan (נחושתן) include זמן, חמצן, מימן, לבן, עניין, and פחמן.
Is Nekhushtan (נחושתן) masculine or feminine?
The word Nekhushtan (נחושתן) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry נחשתן of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.