Exodus 39:8:7Exod.39.8.W7TAB
זָהָ֗ב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zah-HAAV
- IPA
- /za.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
- clause
za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
- sentence
va-ya-AS et-ha-KHO-shen ma-a-SEH kho-SHEV ke-ma-a-SEH e-FOD za-HAV te-KHE-let ve-ar-ga-MAN ve-to-LA-at sha-NI ve-SHESH mash-ZAR
Exegesis
The asyndetic list of materials—zāhāv {זָהָב | zāhāv} ‘gold’, təḵēlet {תְּכֵ֧לֶת | təḵēlet} ‘blue yarn’, ʾargāmān {אַרְגָּמָן | ʾargāmān} ‘purple’, tōlaʿat šānî {תוֹלַעַת שָׁנִי | tōlaʿat šānî} ‘scarlet’, and šēš māšzar {שֵׁשׁ מָשְׁזָֽר | šēš māšzar} ‘fine twisted linen’—mirrors the Hebrew’s detailed pacing, conveying the precision required for priestly textiles.
Root and etymology
ז־ה־ב
“to shine”
In context — Exodus 39:8
And he made the breastpiece , a work of a skillful craftsman , like the work of the ephod, of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twisted linen.
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Exodus 39:8, so the Hebrew word זָהָ֗ב (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.39.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.8.W7.S1) and character.