כָּסִפְיָא
Kâçiphyâʼ · kaw-sif-yaw'
Casiphja, a place in Babylon
Lexicon
Derivation: perhaps from H3701 (כֶּסֶף); silvery;
Casiphja, a place in Babylon
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Casiphia.
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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › to support and uphold › to speak, the word › the hand that works › strength, the leader
The open hand that covers that works to support and uphold that works to speak, the word of the hand that works of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כָּסִפְיָא 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- casiphia2 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra2
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.