בַּמַשְׂכִּיֹּות כֶּסֶף Pr 25:1 1; גֻּלַּת ז׳ Ec 12: 6; כְּלֵי־ז׳ Ex 3:2 2; 11:2 ; 12:35 1 S 6:8 ψ 105:37 etc.; כְּלֵי־כֶסֶף וּכְלֵי זָהָב Gn 24:53 as presents to a bride ( + בְּגָדִים ); so of presents to secure king’s favour 2 S 8:10 ( + כְּלֵי נְחשֶׁת ), and in list of yearly gifts or tribute to Sol. 1 K 10:25 = 2 Ch 9:24 ; as material of idols כֶסֶף וֵאלֹהֵי ז׳ אֱלֹהֵי Ex 20:23 cf. 32:31 Ho 8:4 Is 2:2 0; 30:22 ; 31:7 Dt 29:16 ψ 115:4 ; 135:15 ; as plating of idols Dt 7:25 ;
especially as material of the furnishings of Solomon’s temple, or (oftener) the platings of temple, or parts thereof, or of its furnishings 1 K 6:20 , 21 (×3), 22 (×2), 28 ; 7:48 + 10 times 1 K 6:7 ; also 2 Ch 3:5 (×2), 6 + 14 times 2 Ch 3:4 ; cf. 1 Ch 28:14 (×2) + 14 times 1 Ch 28:29 (David’s preparatio for temple); v. also 2 K 24:13 cf. 14:14 = 2 Ch 25:2 4, 2 K 25:15 = Je 52:19 (in accounts of plundering temple etc.); but more often still of furnishing and utensils of tabernacle, insignia of high-priest etc., Ex 25:3 , 11 , 24 + 97 times Ex 25–40 , Lv 8:9 Nu 4:1 1; 8:4 ; (in case of large objects frequently of plating or sheathing, cf. 12 c infr .) Note the expressions תְּנוּפַת ז׳ ליהוה Ex 35:22 6, זְהַב הַתְּנוּפָה 38:2 4; also זְהַב הַתְּרוּמָה Nu 31:52 (all P ) cf. Ezr 8:2 5, and (of offering to heathen god)
יְכַבֵּד בְּזָהָב
Dn 11:3
8.
•
7.
gold described by its source, especially gold from Ophir (
cf.
Glas
Skizze ii. 357, ff. 368
)
1 K 9:28
;
10:11
;
22:49 1 Ch 29:4 2 Ch 8:1
8;
9:10
; so perhaps
Je 10:9
(read
אֹופִיר
for
אוּפַז
Ew Klo
al.
);
זְהַב שְׁבָא
ψ 72:15
; on
ז׳ פַּרְוָ˜יִם
2 Ch 3:6
v.
פרוים
;
cf.
further
Gn 2:11
,
12
.
8.
gold defined By
var. adj.
and pts.:
ז׳ שָׁחוּט
beaten gold
(
v.
שָׁחַט
)
1 K 10:16
,
17
=
2 Ch 9:15
(×2),
16
;
ז׳ סָגוּר
1 K 6:2
0,
21
; also
7:49
,
50 10:21
=
2 Ch 4:2
0,
22
;
9:21
(on meaning
v.
סָגַר
); especially (but only
P
& Ch)
ז׳ טָהֹור
pure gold
Ex 25:11
,
17
,
24
+
21 times
Ex 25
,
28
,
30
,
37
,
39
(of equipments of tabernacle and high priest’s insignia),
1 Ch 28:17 2 Ch 3:
4;
9:17
;
cf.
ז׳ טֹוב
2 Ch 3:
5,
8
; on
ז׳ מוּפָז
1 K 10:1
8,
AV
best gold
,
cf.
אוּפָז
,
פָּזַז
.
9.
ז׳
as measure of weight and value:
a.
=
2,
עֲשָׂרָה ז׳ מִשְׁקָלָם
Gn 24:2
2;
כַּף אַחַת עֲשָׂרָה ז׳
Nu 7:14
+
11 times
Nu 7
;
וּשְׁבַע־מֵאֹות ז׳ אֶלֶף
Ju 8:2
6,
cf.
1 K 10:16 2 K 5:5 2 Ch 9:1
5,
16
;
אַלְפֵי ז׳ וָכָ˜סֶף
ψ 119:72
;
comp.
further
Jos 7:21
; but also (only Ch)
שֶׁקֶל
expressed:
שֵׁשׁ מֵאֹות שִׁקְלֵי ז׳ מִשְׁקַל
1 Ch 21:25
(50 shekels of silver in
||
2 S 24:2
4);
וּמִשְׁקָל לְמִסְמְרֹות לִשְׁקָלִיםָ חֲמִשִּׁים ז׳
2 Ch 3:
9.
b.
שְׁלשֶׁת מָנִים ז׳
1 K 10:17
three minas of gold
(
v.
מָנֶה
).
c.
כִּכַּר ז׳
talent of gold
2 S 12:30 1 K 9:14
+
(
v.
כִּכָּר
).
d.
שֵׁשׁ־רִבֹּאֹות וָאֶלֶף זָהָב
Glas
E. Glaser,
skizze der Geschichte u. Geographie arabiens
.
Klo
A. Klostermann.
var.
variant reading.