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Hebrew · H3800

כֶּתֶם

Properly, something carved out, i.e. ore ; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)

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כֶּתֶםH3800
Pronunciationketem

What does כֶּתֶם (ketem) mean in the Bible?

כֶּתֶם (ketem): Gold understood as ore freshly extracted from earth, emphasizing purity and natural refinement.

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Questions this entry answers

What does כֶּתֶם (ketem) mean in the Bible?

כֶּתֶם (ketem): Gold understood as ore freshly extracted from earth, emphasizing purity and natural refinement.

How does the BSB render H3800?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gold (3), of fine gold (2), adorned with the gold (1), in the gold (1), pure gold (1).

Where does כֶּתֶם (ketem) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 28:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (3), Daniel (1), Isaiah (1), Lamentations (1).

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
gold3×Job 28:19, Song Of Solomon 5:11, Lamentations 4:1
of fine gold2×Proverbs 25:12, Daniel 10:5
adorned with the gold1×Psalms 45:9
in the gold1×Job 28:16
pure gold1×Job 31:24
rarer than the gold1×Isaiah 13:12
Show sample aligned rows
Job 28:16בְּכֶ֣תֶםtoin the goldPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 28:19בְּכֶ֥תֶםtogoldPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singularJob 31:24וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶםtopure goldConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 45:9בְּכֶ֣תֶםtoadorned with the goldPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructProverbs 25:12כָ֑תֶםtoof fine goldNoun - masculine singularSong Of Solomon 5:11כֶּ֣תֶםtogoldNoun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 13:12מִכֶּ֥תֶםtorarer than the goldPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructLamentations 4:1הַכֶּ֣תֶםtogoldArticle | Noun - masculine singularDaniel 10:5בְּכֶ֥תֶםtoof fine goldPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 28:16
Aligned rows9
Books represented7
Job3Psalms1Proverbs1Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Lamentations1Daniel1
Source forms
בְּכֶ֣תֶם2xbə·ḵe·ṯemJob 28:16, Psalms 45:9
בְּכֶ֥תֶם2xbə·ḵe·ṯemJob 28:19, Daniel 10:5
הַכֶּ֣תֶם1xhak·ke·ṯemLamentations 4:1
וְ֝לַכֶּ֗תֶם1xwə·lak·ke·ṯemJob 31:24
כֶּ֣תֶם1xke·ṯemSong Of Solomon 5:11
כָ֑תֶם1xḵā·ṯemProverbs 25:12
מִכֶּ֥תֶם1xmik·ke·ṯemIsaiah 13:12
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct3xJob 28:16, Psalms 45:9, Daniel 10:5
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLamentations 4:1
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 31:24
Noun - masculine singular1xProverbs 25:12
Noun - masculine singular construct1xSong Of Solomon 5:11
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 28:19
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 13:12
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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