Judges 16:18:22Judg.16.18.W22TAB

הַכֶּ֖סֶף

hakesef

the silver

Transliteration
ha-KE-sef
Extended
hah-KEH-sehf
IPA
/hakˈkɛsɛf/

Meaning by language

English
the silver

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Result
הַ + כֶּ֖ + סֶף
ha + ke + sef
hakesef

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Samekhs as in sit
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Pe Sofitfinal form of Pe — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-KE-sef

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef

  3. clause

    ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

  4. sentence

    va-te-RE de-li-LA ki-hi-GID LA et-kol-li-BO va-tish-LAKH va-tik-RA le-sar-NE fe-lish-TIM le-MOR a-LU ha-PA-am ki-hi-GID LA LI et-kol-li-BO ve-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-ya-a-LU ha-KE-sef be-ya-DAM

Exegesis

The closing section employs ve-a-lu {וְעָל֤וּ | wə-ʿā-lû} and va-ya-a-lu {וַיַּעֲל֥וּ | va-ya-ʿa-lû} to narrate the commanders’ ascent and the bringing of ha-ke-sef {הַכֶּ֖סֶף | ha-ke-sef} ‘the silver’ in be-ya-dam {בְּיָדָֽם | bĕ-yā-dām}, highlighting the transactional outcome.

Root and etymology

Rootkaf–samekh–pe

silver, money

In contextJudges 16:18

And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up this time , for he has told me all his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines went up to her, and they brought the silver in their hand.

About this coordinate

Judges 16:18:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Judges 16:18, so the Hebrew word הַכֶּ֖סֶף (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 Judg.16.18.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.18.W22.S1) and character.