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Strong's Hebrew · H5427

נֶתֶר

nether · neh'-ther

Definitionmineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)

Derivationfrom H5425 (נָתַר);

KJV usagenitre.

Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses

נֶתֶר in Scripture

Proverbs 25:20 As 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 2:22 For though thou wash thee with nitre, and take thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me, saith the Lord GOD.