זְכוּכִית
ze.khu.khit
H2137
H:N-F
Hebrew
glass
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
ze.khu.khit denotes glass in Job 28:17, where it is set alongside gold as unable to serve as an exchange.
The attested use names glass in a comparison where neither it nor gold can be given as an exchange, as the APB renders the clause in Job 28:17.
Senses in use
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Glass as an inadequate exchange · dominant
The feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that sets glass beside gold and denies that either can be an exchange; in Job 28:17 the APB renders, “Gold and glass cannot be arranged for it, nor can a vessel of pure gold be its exchange.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Job 28:17, the APB explicitly includes “glass” alongside gold in a statement about what cannot be an exchange. The verse is read as a whole, but the clause clearly presents the term within that comparison.