כְּסַףkᵉçaph

silver

Pronunciation: kes-af' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3702

Meanings

1. as material (Daniel 2:32; Daniel 2:35; Daniel 2:45)

2. as money or its equivalent (Ezra 7:17; Ezra 7:15; Ezra 7:16)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 5:14 King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.
  • Ezra 6:5 Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.”
  • Ezra 7:15 We also commission you to take with you silver and gold, which we are freely presenting as an offering to the God of Israel who lives in Jerusalem.
  • Ezra 7:16 “Furthermore, you are to take any silver and gold that you may obtain from the province of Babylon, as well as the voluntary offerings of the people and the priests that are presented for the Temple of their God in Jerusalem.
  • Ezra 7:17 These donations are to be used specifically for the purchase of bulls, rams, male lambs, and the appropriate grain offerings and liquid offerings, all of which will be offered on the altar of the Temple of your God in Jerusalem.
  • Ezra 7:18 Any silver and gold that is left over may be used in whatever way you and your colleagues feel is the will of your God.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).