Ketem כֶּ֫תֶם
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| כֶּ֫תֶם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ketem |
| Strong's number | H3800 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | gold |
| Occurrences | 9 in 9 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (3) |
Ketem (Hebrew כֶּ֫תֶם, Strong's H3800) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “gold”. It occurs 9 times in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
gold, pure gold
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gold (7), most (1), wedge (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gold (4), fine gold (2), pure gold (1), adorned with the gold (1), rarer than the gold (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ketem, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- Job 28:19The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
- Job 31:24If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
Psalms
- Psalm 45:9Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 25:12As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 5:11His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven.His head is purest gold; his hair is wavy and black as a raven.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 13:12I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir.
Lamentations
- Lamentations 4:1How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.How the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.
Daniel
- Daniel 10:5Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:I lifted up my eyes, and behold, there was a certain man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).