1 Kings 21:2:241 Kgs.21.2.W24TAB
כֶ֖סֶף
kesef
“silver, money”
- Transliteration
- KE-sef
- Extended
- KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkɛsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver, money
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KE-sef
- phraseyour reading level
et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef
- clause
IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER akh-AV el-na-VOT le-MOR te-NA-li et-kar-me-KHA vi-hi-LI le-gan-ya-RAK KI HU ka-ROV E-tsel be-TI ve-et-te-NA le-KHA takh-TAV KE-rem TOV mim-me-NU IM TOV be-e-NE-kha et-te-NA-le-KHA KE-sef me-KHIR ZE
Exegesis
Finally, the repeated imperfect ettena-lekha kesef mekhir zeh {אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ כֶסֶף מְחִיר זֶה | ʾet-te-nā-lə-ḵā ke-sep̄ mə-ḥîr zeh} emphasizes transactional clarity. English renderings preserve Hebrew ordering in the literal version and apply smoothing and idiomatic phrasing in formal and dynamic to convey negotiation tone.
Root and etymology
k-s-pkaf–samekh–pe
“silver; money”
In context — 1 Kings 21:2
Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, “Give me your vineyard , so it can serve as a garden , because it is adjacent to my house. I will offer you a better vineyard in exchange, or, if it seems right in your eyes, I will pay you its value in silver.”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:2:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 1 Kings 21:2, so the Hebrew word כֶ֖סֶף (kesef) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.21.2.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.2.W24.S1) and character.