Exodus 20:23:7Exod.20.23.W7TAB
זָהָ֔ב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zah-HAAV
- IPA
- /zaː.ˈhaːv/
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
ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV
- clause
e-lo-HEI KHE-sef ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV LO ta-ah-SU la-KHEM
- sentence
LO ta-ah-SUN it-TI e-lo-HEI KHE-sef ve-e-lo-HEI za-HAV LO ta-ah-SU la-KHEM
Exegesis
A parallel construct chain joins elohai kesef {אֱלֹהֵי כֶסֶף | ʾĕ-lō-hê ke-sep} ‘gods of silver’ with veelohai zahav {וֵאלֹהֵי זָהָב | wē-ʾĕ-lō-hê zā-hāḇ} ‘gods of gold,’ spotlighting the materials of typical idols.
Root and etymology
z-h-bzayin–he–beth
“gold, brightness”
In context — Exodus 20:23
You must not make with Me gods of silver or gods of gold; you must not make them for yourselves.
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:23:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 20:23, so the Hebrew word זָהָ֔ב (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 Exod.20.23.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.23.W7.S1) and character.