Word Study · Strong's H3702 · Hebrew
כְּסַף
kesaph
kes-af'
Strong's 1890 spelling: kᵉçaph
“{silver (from its pale color)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{silver (from its pale color); by implication, money}
Rendered in the KJV as
money, silver.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 10inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 10
- וְכַסְפָּא֒2
- כְּסַ֣ף2
- כַּסְפָּ֣א2
- בְּכַסְפָּ֣א1
- וְכַסְפָּ֔א1
- וְכַסְפָּ֛א1
- כְסַ֑ף1
- כְּסַף֮1
- כַּסְפָּ֥א1
- כַסְפָּֽא־1
How it is rendered · 6
- and the silver4
- silver3
- silver the3
- [the] silver1
- the silver1
- with silver the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)4
- noun · masculine or feminine singular4
- noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)4
- preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
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- AC/Ncbsd/Ta · 4
- ANcbsa · 4
- ANcbsd/Ta · 4
- AR/Ncbsd/Ta · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Ezra7 occurrences
- Ezra 5:14וְכַסְפָּא֒vekhaspa'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governorhere: and the silver
- Ezra 6:5וְכַסְפָּא֒vekhaspa'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.here: and the silver
- Ezra 7:15כְּסַ֣ףkesafnoun · masculine or feminine singularMoreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,here: silver
- Ezra 7:16כְּסַ֣ףkesafnoun · masculine or feminine singulartogether with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.here: [the] silver
- Ezra 7:17בְּכַסְפָּ֣אbekhaspa'preposition + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.here: with silver the
- Ezra 7:18כַּסְפָּ֥אkaspa'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.here: silver the
- Ezra 7:22כְּסַף֮kesafnoun · masculine or feminine singularup to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.here: silver
Daniel6 occurrences
- Daniel 2:32כְסַ֑ףkhesafnoun · masculine or feminine singularThe head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,here: silver
- Daniel 2:35כַּסְפָּ֣אkaspa'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.here: silver the
- Daniel 2:45כַּסְפָּ֣אkaspa'noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”here: silver the
- Daniel 5:2וְכַסְפָּ֔אvekhaspa'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.here: and the silver
- Daniel 5:4וְכַסְפָּ֛אvekhaspa'conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.here: and the silver
- Daniel 5:23כַסְפָּֽא־khaspa-ʾnoun · masculine or feminine singular · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.here: the silver