2 Chronicles 4:22:52 Chr.4.22.W5TAB
זָהָ֣ב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zah-HAAV
- IPA
- /zaːˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- gold
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
za-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
za-HAV sa-GUR
- clause
ve-ha-me-zam-ME-rot ve-ha-miz-ra-KOT ve-ha-kap-POT ve-ha-makh-TOT za-HAV sa-GUR
- sentence
ve-ha-me-zam-ME-rot ve-ha-miz-ra-KOT ve-ha-kap-POT ve-ha-makh-TOT za-HAV sa-GUR u-PE-takh ha-BA-yit dal-to-TAV ha-pe-ni-mi-YOT le-KO-desh ha-ko-da-SHIM ve-dal-TE ha-BA-yit la-he-KHAL za-HAV
Exegesis
The phrase zahav sagur {זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר | zāhāv sā-gūr} functions as a passive participle construction denoting ‘pure gold’.
Root and etymology
ז־ה־ב
“gold, precious metal”
In context — 2 Chronicles 4:22
And the snuffers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and the censers of pure gold, and the entrance of the house—its inner doors to the Most Holy Place and the doors of the house for the temple—were of gold.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 4:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 4:22, so the Hebrew word זָהָ֣ב (zahav) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.4.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.4.22.W5.S1) and character.