Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5427

נֶ֫תֶר

ne.ter · “lye”

Used 2 times across 2 books

Definition

natron, nitre, soda, carbonate of soda

Where it appears

Proverbs

1

Jeremiah

1

In the text

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.

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