Strong’s H4314 · Hebrew

מֵי זָהָב
Mêy Zâhâb
may zaw-hawb'

Definition

Me-Zahab, an Edomite

Etymology

from H4325 (מַיִם) and H2091 (זָהָב), water of gold;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Mezahab

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