Exodus 39:30:4Exod.39.30.W4TAB
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 ta-HOR
- clause
va-ya-a-SU et-TSITS ne-zer-ha-KO-desh za-HAV ta-HOR
- sentence
va-ya-a-SU et-TSITS ne-zer-ha-KO-desh za-HAV ta-HOR va-yikh-te-VU a-LAV mikh-TAV pi-tu-KHEI kho-TAM KO-desh la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The juxtaposition zāhāv ṯāhôr {זָהָב טָהוֹר | zāhāv ṯāhôr} highlights both material and ceremonial purity.
Root and etymology
ז־ה־ב
“to shine”
In context — Exodus 39:30
And they fashioned the plate of the diadem of holiness from pure gold and engraved on it an inscription like the engravings of a seal: “Holy to the LORD” .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 39:30, 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 Exod.39.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.30.W4.S1) and character.