More correctly “bronze,” or “copper.” Brass is made by combining zinc with copper in varying proportions. The extensive use of this alloy dates from comparatively recent times. The “brass” of Bible times was either pure copper or an alloy of copper and tin, or “bronze.”

 So great was the quantity of the bronze used in the construction of the vessels that they were not weighed. This brass had been taken by David from the cities of Tibhath and Chun, cities of Hadarezer, king of Zobah, in Syria (1 Chron. 18:5-8). Vast amounts of bronze have been found in the ancient Near East.