כְּסַף
kᵉçaph · kes-af'
{silver (from its pale color); by implication, money}
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3701 (כֶּסֶף)
{silver (from its pale color); by implication, money}
- {silver (from its pale color)
- by implication, money}
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: money, silver.
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 כְּסַף 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the silver4 · 31%
- and silver3 · 23%
- of silver3 · 23%
- money1 · 8%
- of the silver1 · 8%
- and of silver1 · 8%
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.