Midvash

כֶּתֶםkethem

gold (Lamentations 4:1; Job 28:19; Proverbs 25:12; Isaiah 13:12; Job 28:16)

Pronunciation: keh'-them · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3800

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Job 28:16 It’s worth more than all the gold of Ophir, greater than precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
  • Job 28:19 Precious peridot from Ethiopia cannot be exchanged for it. It’s worth more than the purest gold.
  • Job 31:24 “Have I put my trust in money or felt secure because of my gold?
  • Psalms 45:9 Kings’ daughters are among your noble women. At your right side stands the queen, wearing jewelry of finest gold from Ophir!
  • Proverbs 25:12 To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry.
  • Song of Solomon 5:11 His head is finest gold, his wavy hair is black as a raven.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).