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זָהָב H2091

H2091 is the Hebrew word זָהָב, transliterated zâhâb and said zaw-hawb'. The King James Version most often renders it gold.

Word: זָהָבTransliteration: zâhâbSaid: zaw-hawb'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 308 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to shimmer.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 336 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

gold 285×golden 35×shekels of gold 4×thereof of gold 2×things of gold 2×over with gold 2×thereof even of gold 1×chains of gold 1×whosoever hath any gold 1×place even the gold 1×other golden 1×only the gold 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: gold(-en), fair weather.

Verses using זָהָב

The first 40 of 308 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 2:12 · KJV

And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 24:22 · KJV

And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;

Genesis 24:35 · KJV

And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 24:53 · KJV

And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

Genesis 41:42 · KJV

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Exodus 3:22 · KJV

But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Exodus 12:35 · KJV

And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:

Exodus 25:3 · KJV

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,

Exodus 25:11 · KJV

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 25:12 · KJV

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

Exodus 25:17 · KJV

And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.

Exodus 25:18 · KJV

And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:24 · KJV

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 25:25 · KJV

And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.

Exodus 25:26 · KJV

And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.

Exodus 25:28 · KJV

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

Exodus 25:29 · KJV

And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.

Exodus 25:31 · KJV

And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.

Exodus 25:39 · KJV

Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.

Exodus 26:6 · KJV

And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.

Exodus 26:29 · KJV

And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

Exodus 26:32 · KJV

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.

Exodus 26:37 · KJV

And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.

Exodus 28:5 · KJV

And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

Exodus 28:6 · KJV

And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.

Exodus 28:8 · KJV

And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

Exodus 28:14 · KJV

And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.

Exodus 28:15 · KJV

And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

Exodus 28:20 · KJV

And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.

Exodus 28:23 · KJV

And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.

Exodus 28:24 · KJV

And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.

Exodus 28:26 · KJV

And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.

Exodus 28:27 · KJV

And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.

Exodus 28:33 · KJV

And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:

Exodus 28:34 · KJV

A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

Exodus 28:36 · KJV

And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

Exodus 30:3 · KJV

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

Exodus 30:4 · KJV

And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.

Exodus 31:4 · KJV

To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Exodus 32:2 · KJV

And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2091 mean?

H2091 is the Hebrew word זָהָב (zâhâb), meaning gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky.

How is H2091 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it gold (285 times), golden (35 times), shekels of gold (4 times), thereof of gold (2 times), things of gold (2 times), among others.

How many times does H2091 appear in the Bible?

זָהָב (zâhâb) is tagged in 308 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2091 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to shimmer.

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