H5153: נָחוּשׁ

Definition

coppery, i.e. (figuratively) hard

KJV translates it as: of brass.

Word origin: apparently passive participle of H5172 (נָחַשׁ) (perhaps in the sense of ringing), i.e. bell-metal; or from the red color of the throat of a serpent (H5175 (נָחָשׁ), as denominative) when hissing);