Zâhâb — H2091

H2091 · Hebrew — זהב

Pronunciation: zaw-hawb'

Definition

masculine noun

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky

  1. gold
    1. as precious metal
    2. as a measure of weight
    3. of brilliance, splendour (fig.)

Usually translated as

gold, golden, fair weather

Origin

from an unused root meaning to shimmer

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zâhâb occurs 390 times in 337 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (8), Exodus (88), Leviticus (1), Numbers (23), Deuteronomy (4), Joshua (5), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (6), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (33), 2 Kings (13), 1 Chronicles (17), 2 Chronicles (41), Ezra (12), Nehemiah (3), Esther (6), Job (9), Psalms (8), Proverbs (7), Ecclesiastes (2), Song of Songs (3), Isaiah (11), Jeremiah (5), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (7), Daniel (3), Hosea (2), Joel (1), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (5), Malachi (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Z