Strong’s H4062 · Hebrew
מַדְהֵבָה
madhêbâh
mad-hay-baw'
Definition
goldmaking, i.e. exactness
Etymology
perhaps from the equivalent of H1722 (דְּהַב);
Where the KJV renders it
- golden city
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