Serpent idol
H5180
Hebrew
UBS
נְחֻשְׁתָּן
Nᵉchushtânnekh-oosh-tawn'
Noun
Definition
= an image of a {L:serpent<SDBH:נָחָשׁ>}, ◄ made out of {L:bronze<SDBH:נְחֹשֶׁת>} by {L:Moses<SDBH:מֹשֶׁה>} (see {S:00402100900000}), ► which was later worshipped as an idol and therefore destroyed by king {L:Hezekiah<SDBH:חִזְקִיָּה>}
Semantic Domains
Names of Deities
Etymology
from H5178 (נְחֹשֶׁת);
KJV Translations
Nehushtan
Occurrences1
Frequency Rank#5853