Strong H5427נֶ֫תֶר
natron
- Transliteration
- nether
- Pronunciation
- neh'-ther
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From H5425; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid): - nitre.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: lye
Exact lexical definition: natron
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: נֶ֫תֶר n.[m.] natron , or carbonate of soda , a mineral alkali
In the Bible
Strong H5427 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- nitre2
First verses
- Proverbs 25:20As 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 2:22For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God.