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Job 28

Job 28:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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It cannot be valued
calah (Hebrew #5541)
to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn
KJV usage: tread down (under foot), value.
Pronounce: saw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
with the gold
kethem (Hebrew #3800)
properly, something carved out, i.e. ore; hence, gold (pure as originally mined)
KJV usage: ((most) fine, pure) gold(-en wedge).
Pronounce: keh'-them
Origin: from 3799
of Ophir
'Owphiyr (Hebrew #211)
and fOwphir {o- feer'}; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East
KJV usage: Ophir.
Pronounce: o-feer'
Origin: or (shortened) pOphiyr {o-feer'}
, with the precious
yaqar (Hebrew #3368)
from 3365; valuable (obj. or subj.): --brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
Pronounce: yaw-kawr'
onyx
shoham (Hebrew #7718)
a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
KJV usage: onyx.
Pronounce: sho'-ham
Origin: from an unused root probably mean to blanch
, or the sapphire
cappiyr (Hebrew #5601)
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
KJV usage: sapphire.
Pronounce: sap-peer'
Origin: from 5608
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More on:

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Gold,
onyx,
Ophir,
Sapphire

Cross References

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the gold.
1 Chron. 29:4• 4three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; (1 Chron. 29:4)
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Psa. 45:9• 9Kings' daughters are among thine honourable women; upon thy right hand doth stand the queen in gold of Ophir. (Psa. 45:9)
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Isa. 13:12• 12I will make a man more precious than fine gold, even man than the gold of Ophir. (Isa. 13:12)
onyx.
Ex. 28:20• 20and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings. (Ex. 28:20)
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Ezek. 28:13• 13thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared. (Ezek. 28:13)

J. N. Darby Translation

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It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.