a trifling thing of brass
·noun A thing of brass; — the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Of copper; a brazen thing a name of contempt given to the serpent Moses had made in the wilderness (...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(a thing of brass), the name by which the brazen serpent made by Moses in the wilderness, (Numbers 2...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary