H5153 H5153
of bronze, made of bronze — describing something with the strength and endurance of bronze
This adjective appears in Job's complaint about his suffering. He asks rhetorically whether his flesh is bronze—whether he has the superhuman strength to endure endless affliction. Bronze represented durability and strength in the ancient world, used for tools, weapons, and construction. Job's point is clear: he's only human, lacking the metallic resilience to withstand such trials indefinitely.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — An adjective meaning 'of bronze' in Job 6:12, part of Job's rhetorical questions about his capacity to endure. He asks, 'Is my strength the strength of stones? Is my flesh bronze?' The expected answer is no—Job is flesh and blood, not mineral or metal. Later in Job (40:18), bronze again symbolizes extraordinary strength when describing Behemoth's bones. The adjective form derives from the common noun נְחֹשֶׁת (copper, bronze). 1×
AR["نُحاسٌ"]·ben["পিতল"]·DE["[נחוש]"]·EN["bronze"]·FR["נחוש"]·heb["נחושת"]·HI["पीतल"]·ID["tembaga"]·IT["bronze"]·jav["tembaga"]·KO["놋쇠-인가"]·PT["bronze"]·RU["медная"]·ES["de-bronce"]·SW["shaba"]·TR["tunç"]·urd["پیتل-کا-ہے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† נָחוּשׁ adj. of bronze;—אִם־בְּשָׂרִי נ׳ Jb 6:12 or is my flesh of bronze? fig. for strong, enduring (‖ אֲבָנִים; cf. 40:18).