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nvi., General name for metals, as brass, copper, bronze, tin, steel, lead.

• Examples:
  • Kuʻi keleawe, metalsmith, one who makes brass, copper or tin articles; to work with these metals.

kikino, Brass.

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  • Existing dictionary word
• References:
  • Cf. keleawekini, keleaweʻula.

s., Brass; copper; tin; polished steel. Puk. 25:3. Keleawe melemele, yellow copper, i. e., brass.

adj., Pertaining to copper, brass, tin, &c. Ios. 6:24.

adj., Pertaining to copper, brass, tin, etc.: ipu keleawe, a brass or copper kettle.

1. n., Brass.

2. n., Copper.

3. n., Tin.

4. n., Polished steel: keleawe melemele, yellow copper, that is, brass.

Copper, tin, brass. Kui keleawe, an artificer in these metals.

I. Keleawe ulaula ke keleawe i oleloia ma ka Baibala, aole ikeia ke keleawe melemele ia manawa, he mea hou ia. He keleawe ulaula ia i hui pu me ke kepau keokeo. He mea oluolu ke hooheeia a ke kuiia kokoke like me ke gula a me ke kala. Ua ikeia ke keleawe mamua o ke kaiakahinalii, a ua hanaia e Tubalakaina, Kin. 4:22. Ua loaa nui no ia i ka wa kahiko, Kan. 8:9. Kaulana no o Hirama no ke akamai i ka hana keleawe, 1 Nalii 7:14; a ua hoiliili nui no o Davida ia i mea no ka luakini, 1 Oihlii. 22:3-14. He nui wale na mea i hanaia noloko mai o ke keleawe, Oihk. 6:28; Nah. 16:39; 2 Oihlii. 4:16; Lun. 16:21; 2 Nalii 25:7; 1 Sam. 17:5, 6, 38; 1 Oihlii. 14:19; Mat. 10:9. Ma Ezera 8:27, na oleloia 'elua kiaha keleawe melemele maikai, ke nui ke kumukuai e like me ke gula.' He keleawe paha i hui pu me ke gula.' a me ke kala. Ua makemakeia no kona maikai a me kona paakiki. Oia paka ka mea aniani nana maka i oleloia ma Puk. 38:8; Iob. 37:18. O 'ke keleawe,' ke koailona ia o ka wi o ka aina, a me ka paakiki o kanaka, Oihk. 26:19; Kan. 28:23; Is. 48:4; Ier. 6:28; Ez. 22:18. He hoailona hoi ia o ka ikaika, Hal. 107:16; Dan. 2:29; Zek. 6:1.

copper, brass.