6668. tsaheb or tsahob
Berean Strong's Lexicon
tsaheb or tsahob: Yellow

Original Word: צָהֹב
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: tsaheb or tsahob
Pronunciation: tsaw-hobe'
Phonetic Spelling: (tsaw-hab')
Definition: Yellow
Meaning: to glitter, be golden in color

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to glisten

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that corresponds to the specific Hebrew term "tsahob." However, the concept of color and its significance can be found in various Greek terms related to appearance and description.

Usage: The Hebrew word "tsahob" is used to describe a yellowish color. In the context of the Bible, it is often associated with the appearance of certain skin conditions or materials, indicating a specific hue that is noteworthy for its brightness or distinctiveness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, colors held significant symbolic meanings and were often used to describe various aspects of life, from clothing and materials to physical conditions. Yellow, as indicated by "tsahob," could be associated with gold, a precious and highly valued metal, or with certain skin conditions that required examination by a priest according to Levitical law.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to gleam
NASB Translation
shiny (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[צָהֵב, צָהֹב, compare LagBN 31]

verb gleam (Late Hebrew id. (of face, bronze, etc.); Arabic be red); —

Hoph`al Participle נְחשֶׁת מֻצְהָב Ezra 8:27 polished bronze (so Late Hebrew and-apparently Hebraism - ᵑ72Chronicles 4:16).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fine

A primitive root; to glitter, i.e. Be golden in color -- X fine.

Forms and Transliterations
מֻצְהָ֤ב מצהב muṣ·hāḇ muṣhāḇ mutzHav
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 8:27
HEB: וּכְלֵ֨י נְחֹ֜שֶׁת מֻצְהָ֤ב טוֹבָה֙ שְׁנַ֔יִם
NAS: of fine shiny bronze,
INT: utensils bronze shiny of fine and two

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6668
1 Occurrence


muṣ·hāḇ — 1 Occ.
















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