Strong's Hebrew · H2091

זָהָב

zâhâb · zaw-hawb'

gold(-en), fair weather.

Definition

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

Derivation

from an unused root meaning to shimmer;

Appears 388 times in Scripture

Genesis 24:53

Then he brought out jewels of silver and gold, and articles of clothing, and he gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.

Genesis 41:42

Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.

Genesis 24:35

“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.

Exodus 25:17

And you are to construct a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide.

Genesis 2:12

And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.

Genesis 44:8

We even brought back to you from the land of Canaan the silver we found in the mouths of our sacks. Why would we steal silver or gold from your master’s house?

Genesis 13:2

And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Genesis 24:22

And after the camels had finished drinking, he took out a gold ring weighing a beka, and two gold bracelets for her wrists weighing ten shekels.

Genesis 2:11

The name of the first river is the Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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