זָהָב
gold
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
88 verses where H2091 appears in the Absolute state in the Book of Exodus. Filtered view — show all forms. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Exodus
- Exodus 3:22 זָהָ֖ב n c ms But every woman shall ask of her neighbor, and of her who visits her house, jewels of silver, jewels of gold, and clothing; and you shall put them on your sons, and on your daughters. You shall despoil the Egyptians.
- Exodus 11:2 זָהָֽב n c ms Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold."
- Exodus 12:35 זָהָ֖ב n c ms The children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they asked of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and clothing.
- Exodus 20:23 זָהָ֔ב n c ms You shall most certainly not make alongside of me gods of silver, or gods of gold for yourselves.
- Exodus 25:3 זָהָ֥ב n c ms This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,
- Exodus 25:11 זָהָ֣ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms You shall overlay it with pure gold. Inside and outside shall you overlay it, and shall make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 25:12 זָהָ֔ב n c ms You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.
- Exodus 25:13 זָהָֽב n c ms You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
- Exodus 25:17 זָהָ֣ב n c ms You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
- Exodus 25:18 זָהָ֑ב n c ms You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.
- Exodus 25:24 זָהָ֣ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 25:25 זָהָ֛ב n c ms You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.
- Exodus 25:26 זָהָ֑ב n c ms You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.
- Exodus 25:28 זָהָ֑ב n c ms You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.
- Exodus 25:29 זָהָ֥ב n c ms You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. Of pure gold shall you make them.
- Exodus 25:31 זָהָ֣ב n c ms "You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.
- Exodus 25:36 זָהָ֥ב n c ms Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
- Exodus 25:38 זָהָ֥ב n c ms Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.
- Exodus 25:39 זָהָ֥ב n c ms It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.
- Exodus 26:6 זָהָ֑ב n c ms You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tent shall be a unit.
- Exodus 26:29 זָהָ֗ב זָהָ֔ב זָהָֽב n c ms n c ms n c ms You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.
- Exodus 26:32 זָהָ֔ב זָהָ֑ב n c ms n c ms You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.
- Exodus 26:37 זָהָ֔ב זָהָ֑ב n c ms n c ms You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.
- Exodus 28:5 הַ/זָּהָ֔ב ptcl def.art + n c ms They shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
- Exodus 28:6 זָ֠הָב n c ms "They shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skillful workman.
- Exodus 28:8 זָהָ֗ב n c ms The skillfully woven band, which is on it, that is on him, shall be like its work and of the same piece; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Exodus 28:11 זָהָ֖ב n c ms With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shall you engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.
- Exodus 28:13 זָהָֽב n c ms You shall make settings of gold,
- Exodus 28:14 זָהָ֣ב n c ms and two chains of pure gold; you make them like cords shall, of braided work: and you shall put the braided chains on the settings.
- Exodus 28:15 זָ֠הָב n c ms "You shall make a breastplate of judgment, the work of the skillful workman; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, shall you make it.
- Exodus 28:20 זָהָ֛ב n c ms and the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be enclosed in gold in their settings.
- Exodus 28:22 זָהָ֖ב n c ms You shall make on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
- Exodus 28:23 זָהָ֑ב n c ms You shall make on the breastplate two rings of gold, and shall put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 28:24 הַ/זָּהָ֔ב ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 28:26 זָהָ֔ב n c ms You shall make two rings of gold, and you shall put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on its edge, which is toward the side of the ephod inward.
- Exodus 28:27 זָהָב֒ n c ms You shall make two rings of gold, and shall put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the forepart of it, close by the coupling of it, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
- Exodus 28:33 זָהָ֛ב n c ms On its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, around its hem; and bells of gold between them round about:
- Exodus 28:34 זָהָב֙ זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms a golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, on the hem of the robe round about.
- Exodus 28:36 זָהָ֣ב n c ms "You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet, 'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'
- Exodus 30:3 זָהָ֣ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms You shall overlay it with pure gold, the top of it, the sides of it around it, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 30:4 זָהָ֜ב n c ms You shall make two golden rings for it under its molding; on its two ribs, on its two sides you shall make them; and they shall be for places for poles with which to bear it.
- Exodus 30:5 זָהָֽב n c ms You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
- Exodus 31:4 בַּ/זָּהָ֥ב prep det + n c ms to devise skillful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
- Exodus 32:2 הַ/זָּהָ֔ב ptcl def.art + n c ms Aaron said to them, "Take off the golden rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them to me."
- Exodus 32:3 הַ/זָּהָ֖ב ptcl def.art + n c ms All the people took off the golden rings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron.
- Exodus 32:24 זָהָ֔ב n c ms I said to them, 'Whoever has any gold, let them take it off:' so they gave it me; and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf."
- Exodus 32:31 זָהָֽב n c ms Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made themselves gods of gold.
- Exodus 35:5 זָהָ֥ב n c ms 'Take from among you an offering to Yahweh. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, Yahweh's offering: gold, silver, brass,
- Exodus 35:22 זָהָ֔ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, ear-rings, signet-rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
- Exodus 35:32 בַּ/זָּהָ֥ב prep det + n c ms and to make skillful works, to work in gold, in silver, in brass,
- Exodus 36:13 זָהָ֑ב n c ms He made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tent was a unit.
- Exodus 36:34 זָהָ֗ב זָהָ֔ב זָהָֽב n c ms n c ms n c ms He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold for places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
- Exodus 36:36 זָהָ֔ב זָהָ֑ב n c ms n c ms He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them.
- Exodus 36:38 זָהָ֑ב n c ms and the five pillars of it with their hooks. He overlaid their capitals and their fillets with gold, and their five sockets were of brass.
- Exodus 37:2 זָהָ֥ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms He overlaid it with pure gold inside and outside, and made a molding of gold for it round about.
- Exodus 37:3 זָהָ֔ב n c ms He cast four rings of gold for it, in its four feet; even two rings on its one side, and two rings on its other side.
- Exodus 37:4 זָהָֽב n c ms He made poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
- Exodus 37:6 זָהָ֣ב n c ms He made a mercy seat of pure gold. Its length was two and a half cubits, and a cubit and a half its breadth.
- Exodus 37:7 זָהָ֑ב n c ms He made two cherubim of gold. He made them of beaten work them, at the two ends of the mercy seat;
- Exodus 37:11 זָהָ֣ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms He overlaid it with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 37:12 זָהָ֛ב n c ms He made a border of a handbreadth around it, and made a golden molding on its border around it.
- Exodus 37:13 זָהָ֑ב n c ms He cast four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that were on its four feet.
- Exodus 37:15 זָהָ֑ב n c ms He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold, to carry the table.
- Exodus 37:16 זָהָ֖ב n c ms He made the vessels which were on the table, its dishes, its spoons, its bowls, and its pitchers with which to pour out, of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:17 זָהָ֣ב n c ms He made the lampstand of pure gold. He made the lampstand of beaten work. Its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers were of one piece with it.
- Exodus 37:22 זָהָ֥ב n c ms Their buds and their branches were of one piece with it. The whole thing was one beaten work of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:23 זָהָ֥ב n c ms He made its seven lamps, and its snuffers, and its snuff dishes, of pure gold.
- Exodus 37:24 זָהָ֥ב n c ms He made it of a talent of pure gold, with all its vessels.
- Exodus 37:26 זָהָ֣ב זָהָ֖ב n c ms n c ms He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides around it, and its horns. He made a gold molding around it.
- Exodus 37:27 זָהָ֜ב n c ms He made two golden rings for it under its molding crown, on its two ribs, on its two sides, for places for poles with which to carry it.
- Exodus 37:28 זָהָֽב n c ms He made the poles of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold.
- Exodus 38:24 הַ/זָּהָ֗ב זְהַ֣ב ptcl def.art + n c ms n c ms cs All the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the gold of the offering, was twenty-nine talents, and seven hundred thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
- Exodus 39:2 זָהָ֗ב n c ms He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Exodus 39:3 הַ/זָּהָב֮ ptcl def.art + n c ms They beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, in the purple, in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, the work of the skillful workman.
- Exodus 39:5 זָהָ֗ב n c ms The skillfully woven band that was on it, with which to fasten it on, was of the same piece, like its work; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen; as Yahweh commanded Moses.
- Exodus 39:6 זָהָ֑ב n c ms They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
- Exodus 39:8 זָהָ֗ב n c ms He made the breastplate, the work of a skillful workman, like the work of the ephod; of gold, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen.
- Exodus 39:13 זָהָ֖ב n c ms and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in gold settings.
- Exodus 39:15 זָהָ֖ב n c ms They made on the breastplate chains like cords, of braided work of pure gold.
- Exodus 39:16 זָהָ֔ב זָהָ֑ב n c ms n c ms They made two settings of gold, and two gold rings, and put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 39:17 הַ/זָּהָ֔ב ptcl def.art + n c ms They put the two braided chains of gold in the two rings at the ends of the breastplate.
- Exodus 39:19 זָהָ֔ב n c ms They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, on the edge of it, which was toward the side of the ephod inward.
- Exodus 39:20 זָהָב֒ n c ms They made two rings of gold, and put them on the two shoulder-pieces of the ephod underneath, in the front of it, close by its coupling, above the skillfully woven band of the ephod.
- Exodus 39:25 זָהָ֣ב n c ms They made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates around the skirts of the robe, between the pomegranates;
- Exodus 39:30 זָהָ֣ב n c ms They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: "HOLY TO YAHWEH."
- Exodus 39:38 הַ/זָּהָ֔ב ptcl def.art + n c ms the golden altar, the anointing oil, the sweet incense, the screen for the door of the Tent,
- Exodus 40:5 הַ/זָּהָב֙ ptcl def.art + n c ms You shall set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tent.
- Exodus 40:26 הַ/זָּהָ֖ב ptcl def.art + n c ms He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the veil;
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
זהב — transliterated zâhâb — is a Hebrew noun carrying the sense “gold.” The lexicon spreads it across several senses; see its full sense range. Spanning 336 verses in 34 books, it ranks among the common words of the Hebrew Bible. Its uses concentrate in Exodus (26% of all occurrences). Its earliest occurrence is Genesis 2:11. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H2091 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 336
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 336 distinct verses.
- 34 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 34 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #129
- by frequency
- Top 250 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 129 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 336 occurrences in the concordance →
Most concentrated in
- Exodus 88 verses 26%
- 2 Chronicles 41 verses 12%
- 1 Kings 33 verses 10%
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 336 distinct verses.
- Torah (Pentateuch) 124 verses · 37%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 111 verses · 33%
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 101 verses · 30%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
- King James Version: Gold 300×, Golden 33×, All the gold 5×
- American Standard Version: Gold 282×, Golden 38×, All the gold 5×
- Berean Standard Bible: Gold 340×, Golden 8×, Had gold 2×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text: Gold 367×, With 9×, Gold of 5×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H2091 across 389 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 32 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H2091 across 389 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 41 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H2091 across 377 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 19 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 11 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H2091 across 406 tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus 7 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
25 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 25 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
- 1. = gold-ore, gold in a raw state, Gn 2:11, 12 Je 10:9 Pr 17:3; 27:21 Jb 28:1 +; perhaps also 1 K 9:28; 10:11; 22:49 etc.; cf. עַפְרֹת ז׳ Jb 28:6 gold-dust v. also Zc 13:9 (sim. of tried people of י׳) and cf. Mal 3:3; likewise Jb 23:10 (sim. of Job’s purity, as shewn by divine tests); מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב Jb 37:22 is dub.; Ew De al. out of the North comes gold; others, however, golden light, brightness, of sun after clouds dispersed by north wind, 𝔊 Rabb. Da al.; or golden splendour of God coming from north BöÄ 76 Hi al.; Siegf conj. יהוה for זהב read perhaps זֹהַר Du and Dr. e.g. Genesis 2:11
- 2. gold as wealth Gn 13:2 (J; + מִקְנֶה, כֶּסֶף) 24:34 (J; + צֹאן, בָּקָר, כֶּסֶף, עֲבָדִם, שְׁפָחֹת, גְּמַלִּים, חֲמֹרִים) cf. Ho 2:8 Is 2:7 Dt 8:13; 17:17 Jb 3:15; 31:24 Zc 14:14 Ezr 1:4, 6 +; in gen., as precious: נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעשֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טוֹב Pr 22:1 to be chosen is a name more than great riches, and good favour more than silver and than gold; Jb 28:17 (of wisdom) gold and glass do not equal it; ψ 19:10 (ordinances of י׳) which are more to be desired than gold; cf. 119:72, 127; also metaph. of princes and chief men of Zion La 4:1 (cf. v 2). e.g. Genesis 13:2
- 3. gold as spoil of war Jos 6:19 (+ כֶּסֶף, כְּלֵי־נְחשֶׁת, בַּרְזֶל) so v 24, cf. 7:21, 24; 22:8 2 K 7:8 +. e.g. Joshua 6:19
- 4. gold as merchandise Ez 27:22 (+ אֶבֶן יְקָרָה, רֹאשׁ כָּל־בֹּשֶׂם), cf. also gold from Ophir 1 K 9:28 etc. (v. sub 7 infr.) e.g. Ezekiel 27:22
- 5. gold as costly gift: to a prophet מְלֹא בֵּיתוֹ כֶּסֶף וְז׳ (hypothet.), Nu 22:18; 24:13 (both E); brought by queen of Sheba to Solomon 1 K 10:2, 10 (both + אֶבֶן יְקָרָה and בְּשָׂמִים) = 2 Ch 9:1, 9; as tribute 2 K 23:35(×2) (cf. v 33; all + כֶּסֶף); as satisfaction for murder 2 S 21:4 (+ כֶּסֶף). e.g. Numbers 22:18
- 6. gold as material: of (nose- or ear-)ring, נֶזֶם Gn 24:22 Ex 32:2, 3 Ju 8:24, 26 Pr 11:22; 25:12 Jb 42:11; of chain Gn 41:42, shields 2 S 8:7, images of emerods 1 S 6:4, 17 and mice v 4, 11, 18; תַּפּוּחֵי ז׳ בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כֶּסֶף Pr 25:11; גֻּלַּת ז׳ Ec 12:6; כְּלֵי־ז׳ Ex 3:22; 11:2; 12:35 1 S 6:8 ψ 105:37 etc.; כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב Gn 24:53 as presents to a bride (+ בְּגָדִים); so of presents to secure king’s favour 2 S 8:10 (+ כְּלֵי נְחשֶׁת), and in list of yearly gifts or tribute to Sol. 1 K 10:25 = 2 Ch 9:24; as material of idols אֱלֹהֵי כֶסֶף וֵאלֹהֵי ז׳ Ex 20:23 cf. 32:31 Ho 8:4 Is 2:20; 30:22; 31:7 Dt 29:16 ψ 115:4; 135:15; as plating of idols Dt 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 K 6:20, 21(×3), 22(×2), 28; 7:48 + 10 times 1 K 6:7; also 2 Ch 3:5(×2), 6 + 14 times 2 Ch 3:4; cf. 1 Ch 28:14(×2) + 14 times 1 Ch 28. 29 (David’s preparation for temple); v. also 2 K 24:13 cf. 14:14 = 2 Ch 25:24, 2 K 25:15 = Je 52:19 (in accounts of plundering temple etc.); but more often still of furnishing and utensils of tabernacle, insignia of high-priest etc., Ex 25:3, 11, 24 + 97 times Ex 25–40, Lv 8:9 Nu 4:11; 8:4; (in case of large objects frequently of plating or sheathing, cf. 12 c infr.) Note the expressions תְּנוּפַת ז׳ ליהוה Ex 35:22 a wave-offering of gold, זְהַב הַתְּנוּפָה 38:24; also זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה Nu 31:52 (all P) cf. Ezr 8:25, and (of offering to heathen god) יְכַבֵּד בְּזָהָב Dn 11:38. e.g. Genesis 24:22
- 7. gold described by its source, especially gold from Ophir (cf. GlasSkizze ii. 357, ff. 368) 1 K 9:28; 10:11; 22:49 1 Ch 29:4 2 Ch 8:18; 9:10; so perhaps Je 10:9 (read אוֹפִיר for אוּפַז Ew Klo al.); זְהַב שְׁבָא ψ 72:15; on ז׳ פַּרְוָ֑יִם 2 Ch 3:6 v. פרוים; cf. further Gn 2:11, 12. e.g. 1 Kings 9:28
- 8. gold defined By var. adj. and pts.: ז׳ שָׁחוּט beaten gold (v. שָׁחַט) 1 K 10:16, 17 = 2 Ch 9:15(×2), 16; ז׳ סָגוּר 1 K 6:20, 21; also 7:49, 50 10:21 = 2 Ch 4:20, 22; 9:21 (on meaning v. סָגַר); especially (but only P & Ch) ז׳ טָהוֹר pure gold Ex 25:11, 17, 24 + 21 times Ex 25, 28, 30, 37, 39 (of equipments of tabernacle and high priest’s insignia), 1 Ch 28:17 2 Ch 3:4; 9:17; cf. ז׳ טוֹב 2 Ch 3:5, 8; on ז׳ מוּפָז 1 K 10:18, AV best gold, cf. אוּפָז, פָּזַז. e.g. 1 Kings 10:16
- 9. ז׳ as measure of weight and value:
- a. = gold-shekel, עֲשָׂרָה ז׳ מִשְׁקָלָם Gn 24:22; כַּף אַחַת עֲשָׂרָה ז׳ Nu 7:14 + 11 times Nu 7; אֶלֶף וּשְׁבַע־מֵאוֹת ז׳ Ju 8:26, cf. 1 K 10:16 2 K 5:5 2 Ch 9:15, 16; אַלְפֵי ז׳ וָכָ֑סֶף ψ 119:72; comp. further Jos 7:21; but also (only Ch) שֶׁקֶל expressed: שִׁקְלֵי ז׳ מִשְׁקַל שֵׁשׁ מֵאוֹת 1 Ch 21:25 (50 shekels of silver in ‖ 2 S 24:24); וּמִשְׁקָל לְמִסְמְרוֹת לִשְׁקָלִים חֲמִשִּׁים ז׳ 2 Ch 3:9. e.g. Genesis 24:22
- b. שְׁלשֶׁת מָנִים ז׳ 1 K 10:17 three minas of gold (v. מָנֶה). e.g. 1 Kings 10:17
- c. כִּכַּר ז׳ talent of gold 2 S 12:30 1 K 9:14 + (v. כִּכָּר). e.g. 2 Samuel 12:30
- d. זָהָב דַּרְכְּמוֹנִים שֵׁשׁ־רִבֹּאוֹת וָאֶלֶף Ezr 2:69 cf. Ne 7:69, 70, 71; also וּכפֹרֵי ז׳ עֶשְׂרִים לַאֲדַרְכֹּנִים אָ֑לֶף Ezr 8:27 (v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן);—with the above should perhaps be compared הַזָּלִים ז׳ מִכִּיס Is 46:6 i.e. the gold used in making the god was the coin carried in the bag. e.g. Ezra 2:69
- 10. ז׳ = golden oil, from colour, Zc 4:12. e.g. Zechariah 4:12
- 11. ז׳ often named with כֶּסֶף, and then, in earlier and sometimes in later writings, follows it: בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָב Gn 13:2 (J), cf. 24:35, 53; 44:8 (all J), Ex 3:22; 11:2; 12:35 Nu 22:18; 24:13 (all E), Jos 6:19, 24 (JE), Dt 7:25; 17:17; 29:16 2 S 8:11; 21:4 1 K 7:51; 15:15, 18, 19 2 K 7:8; 16:8; 18:14; 20:13; 23:33, 35(×2) Ho 2:10; 8:4 Is 2:7; 60:9 Je 10:4 Zp 1:18 Ez 7:19; 38:13 Zc 6:11 Jo 4:5, Pr 22:1 ψ 105:37; 115:4; 135:15 2 Ch 1:15; 5:1 Ezr 1:4; 8:25 Dn 11:8 Ec 2:8 +; in later writings ז׳ often precedes Ez 28:4 Zc 14:14 Mal 3:3 1 Ch 18:10; 22:14, 16; 28:15, 16; 29:3, 4, 5, 7 2 Ch 9:14, 21; 24:14; 25:24 Ezr 1:11 ψ 119:72 Ct 1:11 Dn 11:38 +, and so in P, Ex 25:3; 31:4; 35:5, 32 Nu 31:32; yet also as early as Hb 2:19 1 K 10:22 2 K 25:15. e.g. Genesis 13:2
- 12. the chief vbs. used with ז׳ are:
- a. עָשָׂה make of (c. 2 acc.) 1 K 7:48 (cf. v 49(×2), 50(×2)) 10:6; 12:28; 14:26 2 Ch 4:7, 8, 19; 12:9; 13:8, and especially in P (tabern.) Ex 25:11, 17, 18 + 35 times Ex 25–39; also sq. בְּ work in gold, לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּזּ׳ וּבַכֶּסֶף וּבַנְּחשֶׁת Ex 31:4; 35:32, also (+ בַּבַּרְזֶל, etc.), 2 Ch 2:6, 13; e.g. 1 Kings 7:48
- b. יָצַק (obj. טַבְּעֹת ז׳) Ex 25:12; 37:3, 13 (all P); e.g. Exodus 25:12
- c. צִפָּה overlay with (c. 2 acc.) 1 K 6:20, 21(×2), 22, 28, 30, 32, 35 (v 32, 35 one acc. om.), 10:18 2 Ch 3:4, 10; 9:17, and especially P (tabern.) Ex 25:11, 13, 24, 28 + 15 times Ex 26–37; in same sense e.g. 1 Kings 6:20
- d. וַיְחַפֵּהוּ ז׳ 2 Ch 3:5 cf. v 7, 8, 9, and e.g. 2 Chronicles 3:5
- e. תָּפוּשׂ ז׳ וָכֶסֶף Hb 2:19 encased in gold and silver; also e.g. Habakkuk 2:19
- f. בַּזּ׳ יְרַקְּעֶנּוּ Is 40:19; e.g. Isaiah 40:19
- g. רדד Hiph., וַיָּ֫רֶדּ עַל־הַכְּרוּבִים וְעַל־הַתִּמֹּרוֹת אֶת־הַזּ׳ 1 K 6:32and he spread upon the cherubim and upon the palm-trees the gold; further e.g. 1 Kings 6:32
- h. בָּחַן try, Zc 13:9, cf. e.g. Zechariah 13:9
- i. זִקַּק Mal 3:3.—On דִּי זָהָב, n.pr. v. p. 191; on מֵי זָהָב n.pr. v. sub מַיִם. e.g. Malachi 3:3
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
n.m. Gn 2:12 gold (NH id.; Arabic ذَهَبٌ, Sab. דֿהב e.g. Os29 DHMZMG 1883, 338; Aramaic דְּהַב, ܕܗܰܒ, Palm. דהבא VogNo. 23)—ז׳ abs. Gn 2:11 + 364 times; cstr. Gn 2:12 + 6 times; sf. זְהָבִי 1 K 20:7 + 2 times; זְהָֽבְךָ 1 K 20:3, 5; זְהָבֶ֑ךָ Is 30:22; זְהָבוֹ Is 2:20; 31:7; זְהָבָם Ho 8:4 + 4 times;—gold,
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Origin: from an unused root meaning to shimmer
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
זָהַב
- , Hif. הִזְהִיב (denom. of זָהָב) to glitter, contrad. to הצהיב (v. צָהַב). Ḥull. 22ᵇ משיַזְהִיבוּ when their plumage is glittering.—Part. Hof. מוּזְהָב, f. מוּזְהֶבֶת gold-embroidered. Sabb. 59ᵇ.—Pl. f. מוּזְהָבוֹת. Tosef. Sot. XV, 9, v. זְהוֹרִית.
זָהָב
- (b. h.) gold, gold coin, v. דִּינָר. Snh. 92ᵇ יוצק ז׳ רותח וכ׳ molten gold be poured into &c. Ex. R. s. 33 מכל עשרך … ושל ז׳ than all thy (Korah’s) wealth of silver and gold; a. fr.—B. Mets. IV, 1 הז׳ קונה את הכסף וכ׳ the delivery of gold coin effects the purchase of silver &c., i.e. in an exchange of coined gold for silver &c., the superior metal is the merchandise and the inferior the money; Y. ed. הכסף קונה את הז׳; v. Bab. ib. 44ᵃ; a. fr.—Pl. זְהָבִים, זְהָבִין. Ex. R. s. 35; Cant. R. to III, 10 שבעה (מיני) ז׳ וכ׳ seven kinds of gold were used in the Temple. Yoma 44ᵇ שבעה ז׳ וכ׳ there are seven &c.—Erub. 53ᵇ (in allegorical speech) והרקיעו לז׳ וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ארקיעו) make the gold (glowing coals) sky-blue (fan them so as to give blue flames) and prepare for me two tellers in the dark (cocks).
A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature (Marcus Jastrow; London, Luzac, 1903) — Public Domain. Digitized via Sefaria. Digitized via Sefaria. Full attribution on Sources.
Forms in the corpus
The 89 distinct written forms H2091 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 29 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H2091, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
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Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 313 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 336 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 2:11
- Exodus 3:22
- Leviticus 8:9
- Numbers 4:11
- Deuteronomy 7:25
- Joshua 6:19
- Judges 8:24
- 1 Samuel 6:4
- 2 Samuel 1:24
- 1 Kings 6:20
- 2 Kings 5:5
- 1 Chronicles 18:7
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
