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Deuteronomy 33:25

“Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

בַּרְזֶלbarzel · bar-zel'
H1270 · Hebrew

Definition: iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement
Derivation: perhaps from the root of H1269 (בִּרְזוֹת);
KJV renderings: (ax) head, iron.
Grammar: בַּרְזֶ֥ל — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 76 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:22 Leviticus 26:19 Numbers 31:22 Numbers 35:16 Deuteronomy 3:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read בַּרְזֶל here.

Verse 24 Verse 26

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.