This is the name of Nehushtan: The bronze serpent made by Moses in the wilderness.
Definition
from H5178; something made of copper, i.e. the copper serpent of the Desert
Traditional renderings: Nehushtan.
Traditional renderings: Nehushtan.
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- 2 Kings 18:4נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ · NehushtanHe removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it.