כֶּסֶףkeçeph

silver, money

Pronunciation: keh'-sef · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3701

Meanings

1. = silver ore, raw silver (Job 28:1; Ezekiel 22:20; Ezekiel 22:22)

2. as bright, shining, figurative of dove's wings (Psalms 68:14)

3. as wealth (Genesis 13:2; Numbers 22:18; Numbers 24:13)

4. as spoil of war (Judges 5:19; 2 Samuel 8:11; 1 Chronicles 18:11)

5. as merchandise (Ezekiel 27:12; Proverbs 3:14; Zephaniah 1:12)

6. as costly gift (1 Kings 15:18; 1 Kings 15:19; 2 Chronicles 16:2)

7. as material (Genesis 44:2; Genesis 44:8; Numbers 10:2)

8. as measure of weight and value

e. money (Genesis 31:15; Genesis 42:25; Genesis 42:27)

9. among verbs and phrase with ׳ כ are (Zechariah 13:9; Isaiah 48:10; Malachi 3:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 403 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 13:2 (Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)
  • Genesis 17:12 From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.
  • Genesis 17:13 All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.
  • Genesis 17:23 On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.
  • Genesis 17:27 along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as servants. All were circumcised with him.
  • Genesis 20:16 And he said to Sarah, “Look, I am giving your ‘brother’ 1,000 pieces of silver in the presence of all these witnesses. This is to compensate you for any wrong I may have done to you. This will settle any claim against me, and your reputation is cleared.”
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