Quick Definition
iron
Strong's Definition
a cleaver, i.e. iron armature (of a chariot)
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to divide;
KJV Usage: torch.
TWOT Reference: 1771
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) iron, steel
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פְּלָדָה (pe.la.dah) — iron. iron, steel
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Metals
steel meaning unsure; possibly: = hard and shining metal; ◄ alloy of iron and carbon; ► used for making tools and weapons
noun f
2 NAM 2:4 MT NIV NRSV [1] | MT HOTTP-B [2] | NJPS (RSV GNT) לַפִּדֹות "torches"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[פְּלָדָה] n.f. usu. iron, steel;—pl. [abs.!] Na 2:4 ref