Words the Bible translates as gold
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 8 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- zahavזָהָבgold: the bright, heavy metal that does not tarnish, and the wealth and worth measured by it
- chrusionχρυσίονgold: the precious metal, most often as it has already been refined, shaped, or coined
- chrusosχρυσόςgold: the precious metal named plainly, whether as raw material, as money, or as the temple's treasure
- dehavדְּהַבgold: the precious yellow metal, whether as raw treasure, worked objects, or an idol's material
- ḥarutsחָרוּץgold: a poetic word for the precious metal
+3 more meanings
- sharp, cut: a sharp-toothed threshing sledge, or a body cut and mutilated
- diligent: keen and industrious in effort, the opposite of the lazy
- decision: a sharp verdict handed down
- ketemכֶּתֶםfine gold: the poets' word for gold of the highest grade, prized for its purity and worth.
- pazפַּזfine gold: the purest, most refined grade of gold, a word Hebrew poetry reserves for gold at its most precious
- betserבֶּצֶרgoldnot studied yet
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