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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comFausset Bible Dictionary: Amber
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Hebrew; chasmal. ; ; . Not our amber, a bituminous substance or fossil resin, but a metal. Smooth polished brass (Gesenius). Compare , brass in a glow or white heat; margin; , "His feet like unto glowing brass" (chalcolibanus; from libben, "whiten;" brass in a white heat), "as if made red hot in a furnace.". Else a composed of gold and silver, symbolizing the dazzling brightness of God's glory. From Hebrew mal (or else melala, "gold") nechash, "smooth brass."