ke.tem denotes gold as a valuable material, used in comparisons, adornment, and descriptions of precious objects.

The occurrences consistently present the term as gold valued for rarity, worth, purity, ornament, or visual splendor: it is weighed in comparison, trusted as wealth, fashioned into jewelry, and used to describe a figure’s head or girding.

1. Valuable gold in comparison and adornment · dominant

   In Job 28:16 and Job 28:19, the noun occurs in statements that wisdom cannot be weighed against gold; the APB renders the comparisons with “the gold of Ophir” and “pure gold.” In Job 31:24, gold is the object in which a speaker might set confidence, while Proverbs 25:12 places it in a ring and ornament. Song of Songs 5:11 uses the term in describing a head as “pure gold,” and Daniel 10:5 places gold at a man’s loins.

   Job 28:16Job 28:19Job 31:24Proverbs 25:12Song of Songs 5:11Daniel 10:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with gold language, including “gold,” “fine gold,” and “pure gold,” in clauses about value, jewelry, and appearance. These varying English descriptions should not be treated as separate lexical senses.