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Strong's H2091 זָהָב (zahab)

Zahab means “fair weather” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2091 — hetoimasia (“preparation”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2091
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 336
Books 34

Strong's H2091 Quick Answer

Strong's H2091 זָהָב (zahab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. zahab (zaw-hawb') n-m. 1. gold 2. (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny sky It has 336 linked Bible usages across 34 books. Visible English usage signals include gold and golden. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
zahab (zaw-hawb') n-m. 1. gold 2. (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny sky
Usage
336 linked usages
Books
34 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
gold and golden

Meaning and Definition

zahab (zaw-hawb') n-m. 1. gold 2. (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny sky [from an unused root meaning to shimmer] KJV: gold(-en), fair weather.

Original Word
זָהָב
Transliteration
zahab
Derivation
Root: זהב
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2091. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

gold

Usage: 1) gold 1a) as precious metal 1b) as a measure of weight 1c) of brilliance, splendour (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: de.hav (דְּהַב "gold" H1722)

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How Strong's H2091 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render zahab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

gold Genesis 2:11 100× golden Exodus 25:25 20×

How Strong's H2091 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 336 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2091 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2091 in the Old Testament

336 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 2:11 KJV

The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Genesis 2:12 KJV

And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.

Genesis 13:2 KJV

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2091.

Genesis 2:11 Old Testament, KJV
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 24:22 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Genesis 24:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 24:53 Old Testament, KJV
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
Genesis 41:42 Old Testament, KJV
And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;
Genesis 44:8 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?
Exodus 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
Exodus 11:2 Old Testament, KJV
Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
Exodus 12:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
Exodus 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.
Exodus 25:3 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass,
Exodus 25:11 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus 25:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:17 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half shall be the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exodus 25:18 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make two cherubims of gold, of beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Exodus 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 25:25 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border thereof round about.
Exodus 25:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that are on the four feet thereof.
Exodus 25:28 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 25:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: of pure gold shalt thou make them.
Exodus 25:31 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.
Exodus 25:36 Old Testament, KJV
Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.
Exodus 25:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof, shall be of pure gold.
Exodus 25:39 Old Testament, KJV
Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.
Exodus 26:6 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one tabernacle.
Exodus 26:29 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
Exodus 26:32 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exodus 28:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.
Exodus 28:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and of purple, of scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; even of gold, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Exodus 28:13 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
Exodus 28:14 Old Testament, KJV
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
Exodus 28:15 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.
Exodus 28:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Exodus 28:22 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold.
Exodus 28:23 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 28:24 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 28:26 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border thereof, which is in the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus 28:27 Old Testament, KJV
And two other rings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart thereof, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 28:33 Old Testament, KJV
And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
Exodus 28:34 Old Testament, KJV
A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.
Exodus 28:36 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Exodus 30:3 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 30:4 Old Testament, KJV
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 30:5 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 31:4 Old Testament, KJV
To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 32:2 Old Testament, KJV
And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me.
Exodus 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron.
Exodus 32:24 Old Testament, KJV
And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf.
Exodus 32:31 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.
Exodus 35:5 Old Testament, KJV
Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,
Exodus 35:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they came, both men and women, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and earrings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD.
Exodus 35:32 Old Testament, KJV
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 36:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle.
Exodus 36:34 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exodus 36:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus 36:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
Exodus 37:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exodus 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
Exodus 37:4 Old Testament, KJV
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 37:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.
Exodus 37:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;
Exodus 37:11 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:12 Old Testament, KJV
Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof round about.
Exodus 37:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
Exodus 37:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus 37:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.
Exodus 37:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
Exodus 37:22 Old Testament, KJV
Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
Exodus 37:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of pure gold.
Exodus 37:24 Old Testament, KJV
Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.
Exodus 37:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 37:28 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 38:24 Old Testament, KJV
All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
Exodus 39:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut it into wires, to work it in the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, with cunning work.
Exodus 39:5 Old Testament, KJV
And the curious girdle of his ephod, that was upon it, was of the same, according to the work thereof; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Exodus 39:6 Old Testament, KJV
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
Exodus 39:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he made the breastplate of cunning work, like the work of the ephod; of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.
Exodus 39:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
Exodus 39:15 Old Testament, KJV
And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends, of wreathen work of pure gold.
Exodus 39:16 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two ouches of gold, and two gold rings; and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 39:17 Old Testament, KJV
And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings on the ends of the breastplate.
Exodus 39:19 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which was on the side of the ephod inward.
Exodus 39:20 Old Testament, KJV
And they made two other golden rings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of it, over against the other coupling thereof, above the curious girdle of the ephod.
Exodus 39:25 Old Testament, KJV
And they made bells of pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about between the pomegranates;
Exodus 39:30 Old Testament, KJV
And they made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.
Exodus 39:38 Old Testament, KJV
And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,
Exodus 40:5 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus 40:26 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
Leviticus 8:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Numbers 4:11 Old Testament, KJV
And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:
Numbers 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
One spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of incense:
Numbers 7:20 Old Testament, KJV
One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:26 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:32 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:38 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:44 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:50 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:56 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:62 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:68 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:74 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:80 Old Testament, KJV
One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense:
Numbers 7:84 Old Testament, KJV
This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:
Numbers 7:86 Old Testament, KJV
The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.
Numbers 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
And this work of the candlestick was of beaten gold, unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, was beaten work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick.
Numbers 22:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
Numbers 24:13 Old Testament, KJV
If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the LORD saith, that will I speak?
Numbers 31:22 Old Testament, KJV
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
Numbers 31:50 Old Testament, KJV
We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD.
Numbers 31:51 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
Numbers 31:52 Old Testament, KJV
And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
Numbers 31:54 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2091, grouped by book.

Genesis 8 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 88 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 23 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 5 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 33 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 13 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 17 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 41 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 12 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Esther 6 usages, Old Testament
Job 8 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 7 usages, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 2 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 11 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 7 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Haggai 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 5 usages, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2091 FAQ

What does zahab (זָהָב) mean?

Zahab (Strong's H2091) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "fair weather". zahab (zaw-hawb') n-m. 1. gold 2. (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny sky

How many times is zahab (זָהָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 336 linked usages for Strong's H2091 across 34 books.

Where can I study zahab (זָהָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2091 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate zahab (זָהָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gold and golden. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.