נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃

   ne-KHO-shet

   of bronze
2. clause🔊 וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃

   u-mish-KAL ha-shir-YON kha-ME-shet-a-la-FIM she-ka-LIM ne-KHO-shet

   and the weight of the coat of mail five of thousands shekels of bronze
3. sentence🔊 וְכ֤וֹבַע נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ עַל־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְשִׁרְי֥וֹן קַשְׂקַשִּׂ֖ים ה֣וּא לָב֑וּשׁ וּמִשְׁקַל֙ הַשִּׁרְי֔וֹן חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים שְׁקָלִ֖ים נְחֹֽשֶֽׁת׃

   ve-KHO-vah ne-KHO-shet al-RO-sho ve-shir-YON kas-kas-SIM HU la-VUSH u-mish-KAL ha-shir-YON kha-ME-shet-a-la-FIM she-ka-LIM ne-KHO-shet

   and a helmet of bronze on his head and a coat of mail of scales he was clothed and the weight of the coat of mail five of thousands shekels of bronze

Exegesis

The construct phrase kova‘ nechoshet {כּוֹבַע נְחֹשֶׁת | kō·ḇa‘ nəḥôšeṯ} “helmet of bronze” specifies the material, while ‘al-rōšōw {עַל־רֹאשׁוֹ | ‘al rōšōw} marks spatial placement “upon his head.”

The clause u-mišqāl hašširyôn {וּמִשְׁקַל הַשִּׁרְיוֹן | û mišqāl hašširyôn} “and the weight of the coat of mail” introduces a measurement, concluding with the construct chain ḥămešet-’ălāp̄îm šeḳālîm nəḥôšeṯ {חֲמֵשֶׁת־אֲלָפִים שְׁקָלִים נְחֹשֶׁת | ḥămešet ’ălāp̄îm šeḳālîm nəḥôšeṯ} “five thousand shekels of bronze.” English rendering reflects the Hebrew’s step-by-step accumulation and preserves the structural emphasis on material, protection, and measure.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 נ־ח־שnun–chet–shin

“bronze”

• 🔊 נְחָשִׁיםneḥoshimbronze objectsNumbers 21:9