HebrewH1722Noun (Masculine)

דְּהַב

de.hav

23Occurrences
H1722Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

gold

(Aramaic) corresponding to H2091 (זָהָב);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
gold Aramaic of za.hav (*זָהָב *"gold" H2091)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

A:N-M

Full Description

A:N-M

Occurrences

דְּהַב appears 23 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Daniel
18
Ezra
5

Key Passages

Daniel 2:32BSB

The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

Daniel 3:1BSB

King Nebuchadnezzar made a golden statue sixty cubits high and six cubits wide, and he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

Daniel 3:12BSB

But there are some Jews you have appointed to manage the province of Babylon—Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego—who have ignored you, O king, and have refused to serve your gods or worship the golden statue you have set up.”

Daniel 5:3BSB

Thus they brought in the gold vessels that had been taken from the temple, the house of God in Jerusalem, and the king drank from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

Daniel 5:23BSB

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

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