# נֶתֶר (neter)

Israeli respelling: ne-ter. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H5427. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid)

King James renderings: nitre.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/neter-h5427

## Occurrences

- [Proverbs 25:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/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.