H5427: נֶתֶר
nether · pronounced neh'-ther · “lye”
Definition
mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)
KJV translates it as: nitre.
Word origin: from H5425 (נָתַר);
Extended definition
natron, nitre, soda, carbonate of soda
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5427 is translated
- soda ×2
Bible verses with H5427 (nether)
Nether appears in 2 verses.
- Proverbs 25:20
As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
- Jeremiah 2:22
For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.