Exodus 25:39:2Exod.25.39.W2TAB
זָהָ֥ב
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
za-HAV ta-HOR
- clause
ki-KAR za-HAV ta-HOR ya-a-SEH o-TAH
- sentence
ki-KAR za-HAV ta-HOR ya-a-SEH o-TAH ET kol-hak-ke-LIM ha-EHL-leh
Exegesis
The verse opens with kikkar {כִּכָּר | kîk-kār} ‘talent’ followed by zahav {זָהָב | zahāv} ‘gold’ and tahor {טָהוֹר | ṭā-ḥôr} ‘pure’, forming a material construct.
Root and etymology
z-h-vzayin–heth–bet
“gold”
In context — Exodus 25:39
A talent of pure gold shall be used to make it and all these vessels .
About this coordinate
Exodus 25:39:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 25:39, so the Hebrew word זָהָ֥ב (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.25.39.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.25.39.W2.S1) and character.