נְחֹ֖שֶׁת

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 נְחֹ֖שֶׁת

   ne-KHO-shet

   bronze
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת

   u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet

   and a bronze-plate or greave bronze
3. clause🔊 וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו

   u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet al-rag-LAV

   and a bronze-plate or greave bronze upon his feet or legs
4. sentence🔊 וּמִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־רַגְלָ֑יו וְכִיד֥וֹן נְחֹ֖שֶׁת בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו׃

   u-mits-KHAT ne-KHO-shet al-rag-LAV ve-khi-DON ne-KHO-shet BEN ke-te-FAV

   and a bronze-plate or greave bronze upon his feet or legs and a javelin or spear bronze between his shoulders

Exegesis

That phrase forms a construct chain mitschat neḥōšet {מִצְחַ֥ת נְחֹשֶׁת | mits-chaṯ ne-ḥō-shet} 'greaves of bronze', reflecting a material relationship.

The conjunction wə- {וְ | wə-} then links the second construct chain kiḏōn neḥōšet {כִיד֥וֹן נְחֹשֶׁת | ki-dōn ne-ḥō-shet} 'javelin of bronze', followed by the locative phrase bēn-ketēp̄āw {בֵּ֥ין כְּתֵפָֽיו | bēn-ke-tē-p̄āw} 'between his shoulders'. This parallel structure foregrounds Goliath’s armament by coordinating two noun phrases with precise locative modifiers.

Root and etymology

נ־ח־ש🔊 n-ḥ-š

“bronze”

• 🔊 נָחָשׁnā-ḥāshserpentNumbers 21:9