Deuteronomy 14:25:4Deut.14.25.W4TAB
הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙
hakesef
“the money”
- Transliteration
- ha-KE-sef
- Extended
- hah-KEH-sef
- IPA
- /hakˈkɛsɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the money
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ha-KE-sef
- phraseyour reading level
ve-tsar-TA ha-KE-sef
- clause
ve-tsar-TA ha-KE-sef be-yad-KHA ve-ha-lakh-TA el-ham-MA-kom a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
- sentence
ve-na-ta-TA ba-KA-sef ve-tsar-TA ha-KE-sef be-yad-KHA ve-ha-lakh-TA el-ham-MA-kom a-SHER yiv-KHAR Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha BO
Exegesis
The phrase bakasef {בַּכָּ֑סֶף | ba-qā-sep} ‘for the silver’ and its repetition as hakesef {הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ | ha-qé-sep} ‘the silver’ emphasize the material aspect.
Root and etymology
כספkaf-samekh-pe
“silver; money”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:25
And you shall give it for silver, and you shall bind up the silver in your hand, and you shall go to the place that the LORD your God will choose .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 14:25, so the Hebrew word הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ (hakesef) 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 Deut.14.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.25.W4.S1) and character.