כָּסַף
kâçaph · kaw-saf'
properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear
- properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after
- also, to fear
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to support and uphold › to speak, the word
The open hand that covers that works to support and uphold that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּסַף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- because thou sore1 · 17%
- longedst1 · 17%
- thee: thou wilt have a desire1 · 17%
- that is greedy1 · 17%
- longeth1 · 17%
- not desired1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.