What does דְּהַב (dĕhab) mean in the Bible?
דְּהַב (dĕhab) is a Hebrew word meaning "gold".
Hebrew · H1722
דְּהַב
Gold
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דְּהַב H1722
Pronunciation dĕhab
What does דְּהַב (dĕhab) mean in the Bible?
דְּהַב (dĕhab) is a Hebrew word meaning "gold".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1722?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and gold (6), the golden (6), the gold (3), and have a gold (2), gold (2).
Where does דְּהַב (dĕhab) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (18), Ezra (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and gold 6× Ezra 7:15, Ezra 7:16, Ezra 7:18, Daniel 2:35
the golden 6× Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7, Daniel 3:10, Daniel 3:12
the gold 3× Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 5:3
and have a gold 2× Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16
gold 2× Daniel 2:32, Daniel 2:38
a golden 1× Daniel 3:1
in the gold 1× Daniel 5:2
of gold 1× Daniel 5:4
placed a gold 1× Daniel 5:29
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:14 דַהֲבָ֣ה to the gold Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 6:5 דַהֲבָ֣ה to the gold Noun - masculine singular determinate Ezra 7:15 וּדְהַ֑ב to and gold Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ezra 7:16 וּדְהַ֔ב to and gold Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Ezra 7:18 וְדַהֲבָ֖ה to and gold Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:32 דְהַ֣ב to gold Noun - masculine singular Daniel 2:35 וְדַהֲבָ֗א to and gold Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:38 דַהֲבָֽא׃ to gold Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 2:45 וְדַהֲבָ֔א to and gold Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate Daniel 3:1 דְהַ֔ב to a golden Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:14
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 2
Ezra 5 Daniel 18
Source forms
דַּהֲבָ֛א 3x da·hă·ḇā Daniel 3:12, Daniel 3:14, Daniel 3:18
דַהֲבָא֙ 2x ḏa·hă·ḇā Daniel 5:7, Daniel 5:16
דַּהֲבָ֔א 2x da·hă·ḇā Daniel 3:5, Daniel 3:7
דַהֲבָ֣ה 2x ḏa·hă·ḇāh Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5
דְהַ֣ב 1x ḏə·haḇ Daniel 2:32
דְהַ֔ב 1x ḏə·haḇ Daniel 3:1
דַהֲבָ֔א 1x ḏa·hă·ḇā Daniel 5:3
דַהֲבָ֖א 1x ḏa·hă·ḇā Daniel 5:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular determinate 15x Ezra 5:14, Ezra 6:5, Daniel 2:38, Daniel 3:5
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular determinate 4x Ezra 7:18, Daniel 2:35, Daniel 2:45, Daniel 5:23
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 2x Ezra 7:15, Ezra 7:16
Noun - masculine singular 2x Daniel 2:32, Daniel 3:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. gold
Source Gloss
gold
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
gold Usage: gold(-en).
Word Origins
דְּהַב is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain