Lexicon
דְּהַב
de.hav
H1722
A:N-M Hebrew

gold

23
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

de.hav denotes gold as the material of images, vessels, chains, offerings, and symbolic imagery.

The noun denotes gold, most often as the material associated with an image, vessels, chains, and offerings; it also occurs in Daniel's image imagery, where the head is identified with gold.

Senses in use

  1. Gold as a material or symbolic feature · dominant

    The noun occurs for an image made of the metal in Daniel 3:1 and for the image that people are commanded to worship in Daniel 3:5. It also identifies temple vessels in Daniel 5:2 and Ezra 5:14, a chain placed around Daniel's neck in Daniel 5:16, and the head of the symbolic image in Daniel 2:32; the APB renders these clauses with “gold,” “golden image,” and “gold chain.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB commonly presents the noun with “gold,” including “image of gold,” “gold vessels,” and “gold chain”; it also uses “golden image.” These renderings confirm the verse-level context rather than establish separate senses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture