dehav · gold

What it means

dehav (דְּהַב) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “gold”.

(Aramaic). Related to the Hebrew "zahav".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. The yellow precious metal, the most valuable (Aramaic).

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Ezra×5
• Daniel×18

• Ezra 5:14

  And also the utensils of the house of Elah, of gold and of silver, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought out from the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, Cyrus the king brought them out from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one named Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor.

• Ezra 6:5

  And also the utensils of the house of Elah, of gold and of silver, which Nebuchadnezzar brought out from the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, let them be returned and go to the temple that is in Jerusalem, to its place; and you shall deposit them in the house of Elah.”

• Ezra 7:15

  and to carry the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the Elah of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

• Ezra 7:16

  and all the silver and gold that you find in all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the people and the priests, who offer freely for the house of their Elah which is in Jerusalem.

• Ezra 7:18

  And whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, you shall do it according to the will of your Elah.

• Daniel 2:32

  That image — its head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze,

• Daniel 2:35

  Then were crushed all together the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, and they became like the chaff of the threshing floors of summer; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled all the earth.

• Daniel 2:38

  and wherever the sons of man live, the animals of the field and the birds of the heavens, he has given them into your hand and made you rule over all of them; you are the head of gold.

• Daniel 2:45

  Inasmuch as you saw that from the mountain a stone was cut out, not by hands, and it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, a great Elah has made known to the king what will be after this. And the dream is certain, and its interpretation trustworthy.”

• Daniel 3:1

  King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, its height sixty cubits, its width six cubits; he set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of Babylon.

• Daniel 3:5

  at the moment that you hear the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, the bagpipe, and every kind of music, you will fall down and bow down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up.

• Daniel 3:7

  Because of this, at that time, as soon as all the peoples heard the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and every kind of music, all the peoples, nations, and languages were falling down and bowing down to the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

• Daniel 3:10

  You, O king, have made a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, the flute, the zither, the sambuca, the psaltery, and the bagpipe, and every kind of music, shall fall down and bow down to the image of gold;

• Daniel 3:12

  There are certain Jewish men whom you appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. These men have paid no attention to you, O king; your gods they do not serve, and to the image of gold that you set up they do not bow down.”

• Daniel 3:14

  Nebuchadnezzar answered and said to them, “Is it true, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, that my gods you do not serve, and to the image of gold that I set up you do not bow down?

• Daniel 3:18

  But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that your gods we do not serve, and to the image of gold that you set up we will not bow down.”

• Daniel 5:2

  Belshazzar, at the taste of the wine, said to bring the vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines might drink from them.

• Daniel 5:3

  Then they brought the vessels of gold that had been taken out of the temple of the house of Elah that was in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines drank from them.

• Daniel 5:4

  They drank wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver, of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone.

• Daniel 5:7

  The king called out with strength to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king answered and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Any man who reads this writing and declares to me its interpretation will be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold will be on his neck, and as third in the kingdom he will rule.”

• Daniel 5:16

  But I have heard of you that you can give interpretations and loosen knots. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you will be clothed with purple, and a necklace of gold will be on your neck, and as third in the kingdom you will rule.”

• Daniel 5:23

  But against the Lord of the heavens you have lifted yourself up; and the vessels of his house they brought before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and the gods of silver and of gold, of bronze, of iron, of wood and of stone, which do not see or hear or know, you have praised; but the Elah in whose hand is your breath and whose are all your ways, you have not glorified.

• Daniel 5:29

  Then Belshazzar gave the word, and they clothed Daniel with purple, and put a necklace of gold on his neck, and they proclaimed concerning him that he would be ruler as third in the kingdom.