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Lexicon :: Strong's H3800 - keṯem

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כֶּתֶם
Transliteration
keṯem
Pronunciation
keh'-them
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1057

Strong’s Definitions

כֶּתֶם kethem, keh'-them; from H3799; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined):—((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3800 in the following manner: fine gold (4x), gold (2x), most (1x), golden wedge (1x), pure gold (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H3800 in the following manner: fine gold (4x), gold (2x), most (1x), golden wedge (1x), pure gold (1x).

  1. gold, pure gold

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כֶּתֶם kethem, keh'-them; from H3799; properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined):—((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
STRONGS H3800: Abbreviations
† כֶּ֫תֶם noun masculineLamentations 4:1 gold, in poetry and late (perhaps loan-word in Hebrew; Phoenician has proper name, masculine כתם; Sabean כתם HalEt. Sab. 190; kaθȧmā as loan-word in Egyptian, Bondi80f.); — כ׳ absolute Job 28:19 3 times, כָּ֑תֶם Proverbs 25:12; construct כֶּתֶם Isaiah 13:12 3 times; — אוֺפִיר כ׳ Isaiah 13:12 gold of Ophir (|| פָּ֑ז), so Job 28:16; Psalm 45:10; אוּפָ֑ז כ׳ Daniel 10:5 (read perhaps אוֺפִיר for אוּפָז which see); כ׳ alone Job 31:24 (|| ׅזָהָב), חֲלִי־כ׳ Proverbs 25:12 ornament of gold ( || נֶזֶם זָהָב), פָּ֑ז כ׳ Songs 5:11; טָהוֺר כ׳ Job 28:19; הַטּוֺב הַכּ׳ Lamentations 4:1 || זָהָב.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

28:16; 28:19; 28:19; 31:24

Psalms

45:10

Proverbs

25:12; 25:12

Song of Songs

5:11

Isaiah

13:12; 13:12

Lamentations

4:1; 4:1

Daniel

10:5

H3800

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3800 matches the Hebrew כֶּתֶם (keṯem),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir,
greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:19 - Precious peridot from Ethiopia[fn] cannot be exchanged for it.
It’s worth more than the purest gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:24 - “Have I put my trust in money
or felt secure because of my gold?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:9 - Kings’ daughters are among your noble women.
At your right side stands the queen,
wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:12 - To one who listens, valid criticism
is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:11 - His head is finest gold,
his wavy hair is black as a raven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 13:12 - I will make people scarcer than gold—
more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:1 - How the gold has lost its luster!
Even the finest gold has become dull.
The sacred gemstones
lie scattered in the streets!

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:5 - I looked up and saw a man dressed in linen clothing, with a belt of pure gold around his waist.
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