Proverbs 25:11:2Prov.25.11.W2TAB
זָ֭הָב
zahav
“gold”
- Transliteration
- za-HAV
- Extended
- zaa-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
- clause
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef
- sentence
ta-pu-KHEI za-HAV be-mas-ki-YOT KA-sef da-VAR da-VUR al-AF-naiv
Exegesis
The verse employs a parallel simile structure beginning with a construct chain tappukhei zahav {תַּפּוּחֵי זָהָב | tâp-pû-ḥê zā-hāv} “apples of gold” paired with a prepositional construct bemaskiyyot kasef {בְּמַשְׂכִּיּוֹת כָּסֶף | bə-mas-ḵîy-yōṯ kā-sef} “in settings of silver.”
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–he–bet
“to shine”
In context — Proverbs 25:11
Apples of gold in settings of silver are like a word spoken at the right time upon its circumstances .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:11:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 25:11, 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.25.11.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.11.W2.S1) and character.