Daniel 2:32:9Dan.2.32.W9TAB
כְסַ֑ף
khesaf
“silver”
- Transliteration
- khe-SAF
- Extended
- kheh-SAHF
- IPA
- /kə.ˈsaf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khe-SAF
- phraseyour reading level
DI khe-SAF
- clause
HU tsal-MA re-SHEH di-de-HAV TAV kha-do-HI u-de-ra-o-HI DI khe-SAF
- sentence
HU tsal-MA re-SHEH di-de-HAV TAV kha-do-HI u-de-ra-o-HI DI khe-SAF me-o-HI ve-yar-kha-TEH DI ne-KHASH
Exegesis
The adjective tav {טָ֔ב | ṭāv} ‘fine’ qualifies the gold before mention of silver (kesaf {כְסַף | kəsāf} ‘silver’) and bronze (nechash {נְחָֽשׁ | nəḥāš} ‘bronze’). This descending hierarchy creates a vivid prophetic image, while the Aramaic construct order is rendered with English possessive and prepositional phrases to maintain both emphasis and sequence.
Root and etymology
Rootk-s-p
“silver”
In context — Daniel 2:32
This image’s head was of fine gold, its chest and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze .
About this coordinate
Daniel 2:32:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Daniel 2:32, so the Hebrew word כְסַ֑ף (khesaf) 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 Dan.2.32.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.2.32.W9.S1) and character.