Exodus 21:11:8Exod.21.11.W8TAB
כָּֽסֶף׃
kasef
“money”
- Transliteration
- KA-sef
- Extended
- KAA-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkaː.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- money
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
KA-sef
- phraseyour reading level
EN KA-sef
- clause
ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
- sentence
ve-IM-sheh-LASH-EH-leh LO ya-a-SEH LAH ve-yah-tse-AH khin-NAAM EN KA-sef
Exegesis
The existential ein kasef {אֵין כָּסֶף | ʾēn kā·sep̄} ‘there is no silver’ underscores the absence of monetary compensation. This protasis–apodosis legal pattern, structured by the chiastic pairing of duty (does…for her) and freedom (goes out…no silver), balances obligation and release.
Root and etymology
k-s-pkaf–samekh–peh
“silver, money”
In context — Exodus 21:11
And if he does not perform these three obligations for her, she shall go out free without money .
About this coordinate
Exodus 21:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 21:11, so the Hebrew word כָּֽסֶף׃ (kasef) 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 Exod.21.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.21.11.W8.S1) and character.