הַ/זָּהָ֔ב

𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁

hazahav

golden

from an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky; gold(-en), fair weather.

H2091

Zechariah 4:12 · Word #13

Lexicon H2091

Lemmaזָהָב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤆𐤄𐤁
Transliterationzâhâb
Strong'sH2091
In-contextgolden

Morphology HTd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H2091-03

the shimmering gold

Morphological NotesNoun, common masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix; definite and singular.
Rendering RationaleThe noun זָהָב derives from a root conveying the idea of shimmering or gleaming brilliance. Rendering it as "the shimmering gold" preserves both the material sense (gold) and the underlying root imagery of radiance, while accurately reflecting the masculine singular noun with the definite article ("the").

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root זהב (shimmering, gleaming, brilliance, gold)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2091-01 bazahav in the shimmering-gold
H2091-02 bezahav with gold
H1722-03 dehav gold

Word Usage (389 occurrences of H2091)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:11 הַ/זָּהָֽב hazahav the gold
Genesis 2:12 וּֽ/זֲהַ֛ב uzahav and gold
Genesis 13:2 וּ/בַ/זָּהָֽב uvazahav and in gold