פָּז m. (b. h.; פָּזַז) [glistening,] 1) fine gold; 2) name of a jewel. Yoma 44ᵇ sq. (expl. מוּפָז, I Kings X, 18) שדומה לַפָּז because it resembles the paz. Midr. Till. to Ps. CXIX, 127 לפי שאינו עומד … והפז ליום הדין because money and gold and fine gold cannot stand up (as defense) on the day of judgment. Gitt. 58ᵃ, v. גָּנָה. Ex. R. s. 8; Tanḥ. Vaëra 8 כתם פז fine gold; a. e.