BDB4136
כֶּ֫סֶף402
noun masculine
Gen 23:9
silver, money (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician, Zinjirli כסף;
Aramaic כַּסְפָּא
[untranscribed source text 2597]; Palmyrene כספא
VogNo. 23; Assyrian
kaspu
; probably the pale metal Thes
and others, compare RSJPh xiv,125) — ׳
כ absolute Gen 20:16 +, כָּ֑סֶף
Exod 21:11 +;
construct
Exod 43:21 +;
suffix כַּסְפִּי
Gen 42:28 + 3
t., כַּסְפְּךָ
1Kgs 20:3 + 2 t.,
כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ
Gen 17:13; Isa 30:22,
כַּסְפֵּךְ
Isa 1:22,
כַּסְפֵּנוּ
Gen 31:15 + 2
t., כַּסְפָּם
Hos 8:4 + 6 t.; plural
suffix כַּסְפֵּיהֶם
Gen 42:25; Gen 42:35 —
silver,
1. = silver ore, raw silver (rare and mostly late) Job 28:1, also (in figurative) Ezek 22:20; Ezek 22:22; Zech 13:9; Prov 2:4; Prov 17:3; Prov 27:21;
Mal 3:3 (twice in
verse); Ps 12:7;
Ps 66:10; Isa 48:10
׳
הָגוֺ סִיגים מִכּ
Prov 25:4
remove dross from silver, compare סִיגִים
׳
כ
Prov 26:23
and ׳
מִגִים כ
Ezek 22:18 (
ᵑ0
;
ᵐ5
׳
ס
׳
כ; Co strike out in view of Ezek 22:20); נִמְאָס
׳
כ
Jer 6:30 (compare
Jer 6:29),
כַּסְפֵּךְ הָיָה לְסִיגִים
Isa 1:22.
2. sliver as bright, shining, figurative of dove's wings כַּנְפֵי יוֺנָה נֶחְפָּה בַכֶּ֑סֶף
Ps 68:14.
3. silver, as wealth, Gen 13:2 (
J
) + often (c. 54 t. in all; frequently with gold, etc., see
זהב
); מְלֹא
וזהב
׳
בֵיתוֺ כ
Num 22:18; Num 24:13
figurative of a slave as valuable, כַּסְפּוֺ הוּא
Exod 21:21 (all
J
E
); silver as less valuable than gold 1Kgs 10:21 = 2Chr 9:20 compare also 1Kgs 10:27 = 2Chr 1:15; 2Chr 9:27
נִבְחָר
׳
כ
choice silver, Prov 18:19; Prov 10:20.
4. silver as spoil of war (with
זהב
, q. v.) Judg
5:19; 2Sam
8:11 =
1Chr 18:11 + 11 t.
5. sliver as merchandise Ezek 27:12; Prov 3:14 (׳
סְחַרכֿ), Zeph 1:12 compare also 1Kgs 10:22 = 2Chr 9:21.
6. silver as costly gift (with
זהב
, q. v.)
1Kgs 15:18; 1Kgs 15:19 = 2Chr 16:2; 2Chr 16:3; 2Kgs 16:8; 2Kgs 18:15; 2Chr 9:14; 2Chr 17:11; 2Chr 21:3; Isa 60:9; Dan 11:38 (other instances under 8).
7. silver as material (c. 117 t. in all; often with
זהב
, q. v.), of cup
Gen 44:2 compare Gen 44:8 (
J
), trumpets Num
10:2 (
P
), ׳
כְּלֵיכֿ
Gen 24:53 (
J
) +; of idols Exod 20:23; Isa 2:20; Deut 29:16; Ezek 16:17; Ps 115:4; Ps 135:15 + 4 t., compare Deut 7:25; Jer 10:4; Hab 2:19 especially of fittings of
tabernacle Exod 26.
27. 36. 38. (19 t.), and those offered by chiefs of people Num 7 (28 t.), etc.
8. silver
as measure of weight and value (c. 184 t.): —
a. shekels: —
שְׁלשִׁים שְׁקָלִים
׳
כ
Exod 21:32
(
J
E
), compare 2Sam 24:24; Lev 5:15; Num 18:16 (both
P
), Neh 5:15
also (different order) ׳
חֲמִשָּׁה שׁקלים כ
Lev 27:6 (twice
in
verse) (
P
), compare
Josh
7:21 (
J
E
),
2Kgs
15:20, and ׳
אַרְבַּע מֵאֹת שֶׁקֶל י
Gen 23:15;
Gen 23:16,
compare Lev 27:3
;
Lev 27:16
(all
P
), 1Sam 9:8
once ׳
שִׁבְעָה שְׁקָלִים וַעֲשָׂרָה הַכּ
Jer 32:9.
b. more often omitted שׁקל
Gen 20:16;
Gen 45:22 (
E
), Gen
37:28
(
J
), Hos 3:2
;
Song 8:11 +
17 t.
c. talents: — ׳
כִּכַּר (הַ)כּ
Exod 38:27
(
P
), compare 1Kgs 20:39; 2Kgs 5:22; 2Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 18:14; 2Kgs 23:33 = 2Chr 36:3; 1Chr 19:6;
2Chr 25:6;
2Chr 27:5;
Esth 3:9
׳
עֶשֶׂר כִּכְּרֵיכֿ
2Kgs 5:5
׳
כִּכְּרַיִם כ
1Kgs 16:24
;
2Kgs 5:23
אלף אלפים ככרים
׳
כ
1Chr 22:14
compare 1Chr 29:7
; Ezra 8:26.
d. minas: — מָנִים חֲמֵשֶׁת אֲלָפִים
׳
כ
Ezra 2:69
compare
Neh 7:70; Neh 7:71.
e. more often = money, measure of value and exchange (c. 112 t.; not
necess. coined) Gen 31:15; Gen 42:25; Gen 42:27 (
E
), Gen
43:12
(twice in verse); Gen 43:15; Gen 43:18 (
J
), Gen
23:13
; Lev 27:18
; Num 3:48
(
P
), Judg
16:18;
1Kgs
21:2;
2Kgs
12:5 etc.; so Ps 68:31
Che, but see De Grill Bae, and Checritical note
.;
׳
מִקְנַת כ
one bought for money
Gen 17:12;
Gen 17:13;
Gen 17:23;
Gen 17:27;
Exod 12:44
(all
P
); מִקְנָתוֺ
׳
כ
Lev 25:51 (
H
) money for which he was bought; מָלֵא
׳
כ
full price
Gen 23:9 (
P
) 1Chr
21:22;
1Chr 21:24
כַּסְפֵּנוּ בְּמִשְׁקָלוֺ
Gen 43:21
i.e.
our money in full; מִמְכָרוֺ
׳
כ
Lev 25:50
the price of his sale; אָשָׁם
׳
כ
2Kgs 12:7
trespass-money, חַטָּאוֺת
׳
כ v.
2Kgs 12:7
sin-money, הַכִּפֻּרִים
׳
כ
Exod 30:16
atonement-money, הַפִּדְיוֺן
׳
כ
Num 3:49
redemption-money (both
P
); עֶרְכְּךָ
׳
כ
Lev 27:15;
Lev 27:19
i.e.
estimated value, etc.
9. among verbs and phrase with ׳
כ are: — צרף
try, refine, Zech 13:9; Isa 48:10; Mal 3:3 a Ps 12:7; Ps 66:10
זִקַּק
Mal 3:3 b,
(compare
הִתּוּךְ
Ezek 22:22
, √
נתך, see Ezek 22:20 Ezek 22:21); יפּה
beautify
׳
בכ
Jer 10:4
׳
תָּפוּשׂ כ
Hab 2:19
encased with gold and silver; לְ
׳
שָׁקַל אתהַֿכּ
weigh out the silver to or for a person Jer 32:9; Gen 23:16 (
P
) Ezra
8:25
, without לְ
Jer 32:10,
compare Exod
22:16
(
E
),
1Kgs
20:39
׳
ב
׳
שׁקל כ
Isa 55:2 =
spend money for; מְחִירָהּ
׳
לֹא יִשָּׁקֵל כ
Job 28:15
׳
וַיִּשְׁקְלוּ אֶתשְֿׂכָרִי שׁלשׁים כ
Zech 11:12
בַּקָּנֶה ישׁקלו
׳
כ
Isa 46:6, of
wighing material for idol; ׳
מָכַר בכ
sell for money
Amos 2:6; Gen 37:28 (
J
), Deut
21:14
׳
נָתַן בכ
Deut 2:28b 1Kgs 21:6;
1Kgs 21:15
;
Gen 23:9 (
P
),
1Chr
21:22 also, of food, ׳
הִשְׁבִּיר ב
Deut 2:28 a;
השׂדה
׳
נתן כ
Gen 23:13 (
P
) pay the price of the field; ׳
קָנָה בְכ
buy something for money
Amos 8:6; Jer 32:25;
Jer 32:44;
Isa 43:24;
1Chr 21:24
,
compare ׳
קָנָה נֶפֶשׁ קִנְיַן כ
Lev 22:11 (
H
); ׳
שׁבר בכ
Deut 2:6 a Isa 55:1
׳
כרה בכ
Deut 2:6b; peculiar
is
its use with
פָּדָה
, redeem (q. v.) in Num 18:16
׳
לקח כ
receive money
2Kgs 5:26;
2Kgs 12:8;
2Kgs 12:9
׳
לָוָה כ
Neh 5:4
borrow money; הִלְוָה
Exod 22:24
(
J
E
) lend money to (c. 2 accusative); בְּנֶשֶׁךְ
׳
נתן כ
give money on usury
Lev 25:37 (
H
), Ps 15:5
compare לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ
׳
לְאָחִיךָ נֶשֶׁךְ כ
Deut 23:20.