לַ/נְּחֹ֗שֶׁת
𐤋/𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕
nᵉchôsheth
for-the-bronze
A metallic substance, primarily copper or bronze, used for implements, weapons, and decorative objects in ancient Israelite material culture; occasionally employed in a figurative sense to denote hardness, strength, or baseness in comparison to more valuable metals such as gold and silver.
1 Chronicles 29:2 · Word #11
Lexicon H5178
| Lemma | נְחֹשֶׁת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕 |
| Transliteration | nᵉchôsheth |
| Strong's | H5178 |
| Definition | A metallic substance, primarily copper or bronze, used for implements, weapons, and decorative objects in ancient Israelite material culture; occasionally employed in a figurative sense to denote hardness, strength, or baseness in comparison to more valuable metals such as gold and silver. |
Morphology HRd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for-the-bronze |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5178-04
for the bronze
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל ("for/to") + definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun נְחֹשֶׁת denotes copper/bronze, a shining metal derived from the root meaning "to shine." The prefixed ל with the definite article yields "for the bronze," preserving both definiteness and singular feminine form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
for the bronze
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'for the bronze' matches the context and prepositional use perfectly. |