What does זָהָב · כֶּסֶף · נְחֹשֶׁת mean in the Bible?
זָהָב · כֶּסֶף · נְחֹשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gold, silver, bronze/copper alloy".
Hebrew · H2091, H3701, H5178
זָהָב / כֶּסֶף / נְחֹשֶׁת
Gold , figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil , a clear sky · silver (from its pale color); by implication, money · copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
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זָהָב H2091 gold , figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil , a clear sky
Pronunciation zāhāb
Precious metal whose radiant yellow hue extends metaphorically to represent divine wealth, beauty, and covenant value throughout Scripture.
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כֶּסֶף H3701 silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
נְחֹשֶׁת H5178 copper , hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin , a fetter ; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
Pronunciation nĕḥōšet
Copper's material inferiority makes it symbolize baseness, degradation, or bondage when used figuratively.
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What does זָהָב / כֶּסֶף / נְחֹשֶׁת (zahav / keseph / nechoshet) mean in the Bible?
זָהָב · כֶּסֶף · נְחֹשֶׁת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gold, silver, bronze/copper alloy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2091, H3701, H5178?
H2091, H3701, H5178 is connected to 932 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. gold, silver, bronze/copper alloy
Strong's H2091, H3701, H5178
Lexical occurrences 932 verses Source Gloss
gold, silver, bronze/copper alloy
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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