H5427 נֶתֶר
Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences
נֶתֶר
nether · neh'-ther
Definition
mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)
KJV Renderings
nitre.
Derivation / Etymology
from H5425 (נָתַר);
KJV Verses (2)
- 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.