- Original: נתר - Transliteration: Nether - Phonetic: neh'-ther - Definition: 1. natron, nitre, soda, carbonate of soda - Origin: from H5425 - TWOT entry: 1450a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H5425 ; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid): - nitre. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • niter, 2 Proverbs 25:20; Jeremiah 2:22