Exodus 39:13:8Exod.39.13.W8TAB
זָהָ֖ב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zah-HAAV
- IPA
- /zaˈhaːv/
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
mish-be-TSOT za-HAV
- clause
moo-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV be-mil-lu-o-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-TUR ha-re-vi-I tar-SHISH SHO-ham ve-yash-FEH moo-sa-BOT mish-be-TSOT za-HAV be-mil-lu-o-TAM
Exegesis
The participial phrase musabot mishbetsot zahav {מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת מִשְׁבְּצ֥וֹת זָהָ֖ב | mû·sabbôt miš·beṣ·ṣōt zā·hāv} functions adjectivally to specify that the stones were encircled in gold.
Root and etymology
ז־ה־ב
“gold”
In context — Exodus 39:13
And the fourth row was beryl, onyx, and jasper. They were set in gold settings in their inlaid places.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:13, so the Hebrew word זָהָ֖ב (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.39.13.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.13.W8.S1) and character.