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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