זָהָב 385 noun masculineGenesis 2:12 gold (Late Hebrew
id.; Arabic
ذَهَىًب Sabean
דֿהב e.g. Os
29 DHM
ZMG 1883, 338; Aramaic
H1722 דְּהַב,
BfhD, Palmyrene
דהבא Vog
No. 23) —
ז׳ absolute
Genesis 2:11 364 times; construct
Genesis 2:12 +
6 times; suffix
זְהָבִי 1 Kings 20:7 +
2 times;
זְהָֽבְךָ 1 Kings 20:3,
5;
זְהָבֶ֑ךָ Isaiah 30:22;
זְהָבוֺ Isaiah 2:20;
Isaiah 31:7;
זְהָבָם Hosea 8:4 +
4 times; —
gold,
2. gold as wealth
Genesis 13:2 (J; +
מִקְנֶה,
כֶּסֶף)
Genesis 24:34 (J; +
צאֹן,
בָּקָר,
כֶּסֶף,
עֲבָדִם,
שְׁפָחֹת,
גְּמַלִּים,
חֲמֹרִים) compare
Hosea 2:8;
Isaiah 2:7;
Deuteronomy 8:13;
Deuteronomy 17:17;
Job 3:15;
Job 31:24;
Zechariah 14:14;
Ezra 1:4,
6 +; in general, as precious:
נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעשֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֺב Proverbs 22:1 to be chosen is
a name more than great riches, and good favour more than silver and than gold;
Job 28:17 (of wisdom)
gold and glass do not equal it;
Psalm 19:10 (ordinances of
י׳)
which are more to be desired than gold; compare
Psalm 119:72;
Psalm 119:127; also metaphor of princes and chief men of Zion
Lamentations 4:1 (compare
Lamentations 4:2).
4. gold as merchandise
Ezekiel 27:22 (+
אֶבֶן יְקָרָה,
ראֹשׁ כָּלבּֿשֶֹׁם), compare also gold from Ophir
1 Kings 9:28 etc. (see below
7 below)
6. gold as material: of (nose- or ear-)ring,
נֶזֶם Genesis 24:22;
Exodus 32:2,
3;
Judges 8:24,
25;
Proverbs 11:22;
Proverbs 25:12;
Job 42:11; of chain
Genesis 41:42, shields
2 Samuel 8:7, images of emerods
1 Samuel 6:4,
17 and mice
1 Samuel 6:4;
1 Samuel 6:11;
1 Samuel 6:18;
בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֺת כֶּסֶף חַּפּוּחֵי ז׳ Proverbs 25:11;
גֻּלַּת ז׳ Exodus 12:6;
כְּלֵיזֿ׳ Exodus 3:22;
Exodus 11:2;
Exodus 12:35;
1 Samuel 6:8;
Psalm 105:37 etc.;
כְּלֵיכֶֿסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב Genesis 24:53 as presents to a bride (+
בְּגָדִים); so of presents to secure king's favour
2 Samuel 8:10 (+
כְּלֵי נְחשֶׁת), and in list of yearly gifts or tribute to
Solomon 1 Kings 10:25
2 Chronicles 9:24; as material of idols
אֱלֹהֵי כֶסֶף וֵאלֹהֵי ז׳ Exodus 20:23; compare
Exodus 32:31;
Hosea 8:4;
Isaiah 2:20;
Isaiah 30:22;
Isaiah 31:7;
Deuteronomy 29:16;
Psalm 115:4;
Psalm 135:15; as plating of idols
Deuteronomy 7:25; especially as material of the furnishings of Solomon's temple, or (oftener) the platings of temple, or parts thereof, or of its furnishings
1 Kings 6:20,
21 (
3 times in verse);
1 Kings 6:22 (twice in verse);
1 Kings 6:28;
1 Kings 7:48 +
10 times 1 Kings 6:7; also
2 Chronicles 3:5 (twice in verse);
2 Chronicles 3:6 +
14 times 2 Chronicles 3:4; cf
1 Chronicles 28:14 (twice in verse) +
14 times 1 Chronicles 28:29 (David's preparation for temple); see also
2 Kings 24:13; compare
2 Kings 14:14 2 Chronicles 25:24;
2 Kings 25:15 =
Jeremiah 52:19 (in accounts of plundering temple etc.); but more often still of furnishing and utensils of tabernacle, insignia of high-priest etc.,
Exodus 25:3,
11,
24 +
97 times Exodus 25-40,
Leviticus 8:9;
Numbers 4:11;
Numbers 8:4; (in case of large objects frequently of plating or sheathing, compare
12c below) Note the expressions
ליהוה תְּנוּפַת ז׳ Exodus 35:22 a wave-offering of gold,
זְהַב הַתְּנוּפָה Exodus 38:24; also
זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה Numbers 31:52 (all P) compare
Ezra 8:25, and (of offering to heathen god)
יְכַבֵּד בְּזָהָב Daniel 11:38.
8. gold defined by var. adjective and pts.:
שָׁחוּט ז׳ beaten gold (see
שָׁחַט)
1 Kings 10:16,
17 2 Chronicles 9:15 (twice in verse);
2 Chronicles 9:16;
סָגוּר ז׳ 1 Kings 6:20,
21; also
1 Kings 7:49,
50;
1 Kings 10:21 2 Chronicles 4:20,
22;
9:21 (on meaning see
סָגַר); especially (but only P & Chronicles)
טָהוֺר ז׳ pure gold Exodus 25:11,
17,
24 +
21 times Exodus 25;
28.
30.
37.
39 (of equipments of tabernacle and high priest's insignia),
1 Chronicles 28:17;
2 Chronicles 3:4;
9:17; compare
טוֺב ז׳ 2 Chronicles 3:5,
8; on
מוּפָז ז׳ 1 Kings 10:18, AV
best gold, compare
אוּפָז,
פָּזַז.
9. ז׳ as measure of weight and value:
b. שְׁלשֶׁת מָנִים ז׳ 1 Kings 10:17 three minas of gold (see
מָנֶה).
d. זָהָב דַּרְכְּמוֺנִים שֵׁשׁרִֿבּאֹוֺת וָאֶלֶף Ezra 2:69 compare
Nehemiah 7:69,
70,
71; also
עֶשְׂרִים לַאֲדַרְכֹּנִים אָ֑לָף וּכְפֹרֵי ז׳ Ezra 8:27 (see
דַּרְכְּמוֺן); — with the above should perhaps be compared
מִכִּיס הַזָּלִים ז׳ Isaiah 46:6 i.e. the gold used in making the god was the coin carried in the bag.
11. ז׳ often named with
כֶּסֶף, and then, in earlier and sometimes in later writings, follows it:
בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָב Genesis 13:2 (J), compare
Genesis 24:35,
53;
Genesis 44:8 (all J)
Exodus 3:22;
Exodus 11:2;
Exodus 12:35;
Numbers 22:18;
Numbers 24:13 (all E),
Joshua 6:19,
24 (JE),
Deuteronomy 7:25;
Deuteronomy 17:17;
Deuteronomy 29:16;
2 Samuel 8:11;
2 Samuel 21:4;
1 Kings 7:51;
1 Kings 15:15,
18,
19;
2 Kings 7:8;
2 Kings 16:8;
2 Kings 18:14;
2 Kings 20:13;
2 Kings 23:33,
35 (twice in verse);
Hosea 2:10;
Hosea 8:4;
Isaiah 2:7;
Isaiah 60:9;
Jeremiah 10:4;
Zephaniah 1:18;
Ezekiel 7:19;
Ezekiel 38:13;
Zechariah 6:11; Joel 4:5,
Proverbs 22:1;
Psalm 105:37;
Psalm 115:4;
Psalm 135:15;
2 Chronicles 1:15;
5:1;
Ezra 1:4;
Ezra 8:25;
Daniel 11:8;
Ecclesiastes 2:8 +; in later writings
ז׳ often precedes
Ezekiel 28:4;
Zechariah 14:14;
Malachi 3:3;
1 Chronicles 18:10;
1 Chronicles 22:14,
16;
1 Chronicles 28:15,
16;
1 Chronicles 29:3,
4,
5,
7;
2 Chronicles 9:14,
21;
24:14;
25:24;
Ezra 1:11;
Psalm 119:72;
Songs 1:11;
Daniel 11:38 +, and so in P,
Exodus 25:3;
Exodus 31:4;
Exodus 35:5,
32;
Numbers 31:32; yet also as early as
Habakkuk 2:19;
1 Kings 10:22;
2 Kings 25:15.
12. the chief verbs used with ז׳ are:
c. צִמָּה overlay with (with 2 accusative)
1 Kings 6:20,
21 (twice in verse);
1 Kings 6:22,
28,
30,
32,
35 (
1 Kings 6:32;
1 Kings 6:35 one accusative omitted),
1 Kings 10:18;
2 Chronicles 3:4,
10;
9:17, and especially P (tabernacle)
Exodus 25:11,
13,
24,
28 +
15 times Exodus 26-37; in same sense.
e. וָכֶסֶף תָּפוּשׂ ז׳ Habakkuk 2:19 encased in gold and silver; also
g. רדד Hiph.,
וַיָּ֫רֶב עַלהַֿכְּרוּבִים וְעַלהַֿתִּמֹּרוֺת אֶתהַֿזּ׳ 1 Kings 6:32 and he spread upon the cherubim and upon the palm-trees the gold; further
i. זִקַּק Malachi 3:3. — On
דִּי זָהָב, proper name; on
מֵי זָהָב proper name see below
מַיִם.
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