how to say “copper” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

נְחֹשֶׁת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-1.mp3″ /]

The Hebrew word for copper is נְחֹשֶׁת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-1.mp3″ /] (in Biblical Hebrew the form נְחוּשָׁה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-2.mp3″ /] appears as well).

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-3.mp3″ /]חוּטֵי נְחֹשֶׁת מוֹבִילִים חַשְׁמַל בִּיעִילוּת רַבָּה.

Copper wires conduct electricity with great efficiency.

Other pretty-looking (and well-conducting) metals include:

זָהָב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-4.mp3″ /] – gold

כֶּסֶף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-5.mp3″ /] – silver

בְּרוֹנְזָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נחושת-6.mp3″ /] – bronze

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