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Mezahab — the meaning of the Hebrew name מֵי זָהָב

מֵי זָהָב

Mêy Zâhâb · pronounced may zaw-hawb' · Strong's H4314 · a man

Mezahab means Me-Zahab, an Edomite.

Built from

מַיִם mayim (from, H4325) — water open in the lexicon ›

זָהָב zâhâb (and, H2091) — gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H4325 and H2091, water of gold; Me-Zahab, an Edomite.

First appearance

Gen 36:39 And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. (KJV)

Every verse that names Mezahab

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles

Gen 36:391Chr 1:50

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