King James Bible
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Gold
"(1.) Heb. zahab, so called from its yellow colour (Ex. 25:11; 1" Chr. 28:18; 2 Chr. 3:5). "(2.) Heb. segor, from its compactness, or as being enclosed or "treasured up; thus precious or "fine gold" (1 Kings 6:20; 7:49)." "(3.) Heb. paz, native or pure gold (Job 28:17; Ps. 19:10; 21:3, etc.). "(4.) Heb. betzer, "ore of gold or silver" as dug out of the mine "(Job 36:19, where it means simply riches)." "(5.) Heb. kethem, i.e., something concealed or separated (Job "28:16, 19; Ps. 45:9; Prov. 25:12). Rendered "golden wedge" in" Isa. 13:12. "(6.) Heb. haruts, i.e., dug out; poetic for gold (Prov. 8:10; 16:16; Zech. 9:3). "Gold was known from the earliest times (Gen. 2:11). It was principally used for ornaments (Gen. 24:22). It was very abundant (1 Chr. 22:14; Nah. 2:9; Dan. 3:1). Many tons of it were used in connection with the temple (2 Chr. 1:15). It was "found in Arabia, Sheba, and Ophir (1 Kings 9:28; 10:1; Job" "28:16), but not in Palestine." "In Dan. 2:38, the Babylonian Empire is spoken of as a "head of "gold" because of its great riches; and Babylon was called by" "Isaiah (14:4) the "golden city" (R.V. marg., "exactress," "adopting the reading marhebah, instead of the usual word" madhebah). "(Ex. 32:4, 8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of" a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was destroyed at the command of Moses (Ex. 32:20). (See [246]AARON; [247]MOSES.) "(Neh. 3:8, 32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered" means properly a founder or finer.