2 Chronicles 16:2:32 Chr.16.2.W3TAB
כֶּ֣סֶף
kesef
“silver”
- Transliteration
- KE-sef
- Extended
- KEH-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkɛ.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
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
KE-sef ve-za-HAV
- clause
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-TSE a-SA KE-sef ve-za-HAV me-ots-re-OT BET Ye-ho-VAH u-VET ha-ME-lekh va-yish-LAKH el-BEN-ha-DAD ME-lekh a-RAM ha-yo-SHEV be-dar-ME-sek le-MOR
Exegesis
The coordinated noun phrase kesef vezahav {כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָב | kesêp wə-zāhāḇ} functions as direct objects marking the valuables.
Root and etymology
k-s-pKaf–Samekh–Pe
“silver, money”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:2
Asa extracted silver and gold from the treasury chambers of the house of the LORD and from the royal palace, then dispatched them to Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, who was residing in Damascus, saying.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 16:2, so the Hebrew word כֶּ֣סֶף (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 2 Chr.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.2.W3.S1) and character.