Judges 16:5:23Judg.16.5.W23TAB
כָּֽסֶף׃
kasef
“silver”
- Transliteration
- KA-sef
- Extended
- KAA-sehf
- IPA
- /ˈkaː.sɛf/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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
- clause
va-a-NAKH-nu nit-TAN-LAKH ISH E-lef u-me-A KA-sef
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU e-LE-ha sar-NE fe-lish-TIM va-yo-me-RU LAH pa-TI o-TO u-re-I ba-ME ko-KHO ga-DOL u-va-ME nu-KHAL LO va-a-sar-NU-hu le-a-NO-to va-a-NAKH-nu nit-TAN-LAKH ISH E-lef u-me-A KA-sef
Exegesis
Finally, the distributive construction nittan-lāḵ ’îš ’elep̄ ûmē’āh kāseṗ {נִתַּן־לָ֔ךְ אִ֕ישׁ אֶ֥לֶף וּמֵאָ֖ה כָּֽסֶף} “you will be given each one thousand one hundred silver” ensures equal shares of the promised payment, reflecting biblical numerical protocol.
Root and etymology
“silver, payment”
In context — Judges 16:5
The rulers of the Philistines went up to her and said to her, “Entice him and see by what his strength is great and by what we may prevail against him; then we will bind him to afflict him.” And we will each give you one thousand one hundred pieces of silver.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:5:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Judges 16:5, 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 Judg.16.5.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.5.W23.S1) and character.