Proverbs 20:15:2Prov.20.15.W2TAB
זָ֭הָב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zaa-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
- clause
YESH za-HAV ve-RAV-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
YESH za-HAV ve-RAV-pe-ni-NIM u-khe-LI ye-KAR sif-TEI-DA-at
Exegesis
Gold zahav {זָ֭הָב | zāhāḇ} 'gold' and the compound wə-rāb-pənīnīm {וְרָב־פְּנִינִ֑ים | wə-rāḇ-pənīnīm} 'and an abundance of precious stones' serve as a merism emphasizing material wealth.
Root and etymology
z-h-bzayin–he–bet
“to shimmer, gold”
In context — Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and an abundance of precious stones , but lips of knowledge are a precious vessel .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:15, so the Hebrew word זָ֭הָב (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 Prov.20.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.15.W2.S1) and character.