נְחֻשְׁתָּן
nechushtan · Nehushtan
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5180 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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nechushtan (נְחֻשְׁתָּן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Nehushtan”.
The name given to the bronze serpent made by Moses (Numbers 21:9), to which the people had come to burn incense; King Hezekiah broke it in pieces (2 Kings 18:4). The name sounds like the Hebrew words for "bronze" and "serpent."
How to say it
ne·chush·tan
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Kings 18:4
He removed the high places, broke the standing stones, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the sons of Israel had been burning incense to it; and it was called Nehushtan.