כַסְפָּֽ/א
𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤀
khasepa
of silver
(Aramaic) corresponding to כֶּסֶף; {silver (from its pale color); by implication, money}; money, silver.
Daniel 5:23 · Word #21
Lexicon H3702
| Lemma | כְּסַף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | kᵉçaph |
| Strong's | H3702 |
| In-context | of silver |
Morphology ANcmsd/Td
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | d — Determined — The noun is definite |
SIBI-P1 H3702-04
the silver
| Root | כסף (k-s-p) |
| Core Meanings | silver, pale metal, money, monetary wealth |
| Semantic Range | physical silver as a precious metal, coined or uncoined money, wealth or monetary value |
| Conceptual Significance | Silver functioned as a primary medium of exchange and a standard of economic value in the ancient Near East, often associated with trade, tribute, and temple treasury; thus it carries connotations of material wealth and transactional worth in biblical contexts. |
| Morphological Notes | Aramaic common masculine singular noun in the determined (definite) state (cmsd). The -ָא ending marks definiteness in Biblical Aramaic. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun is masculine singular in the determined (definite) state in Aramaic, indicated by the ending -ָא ("-ā"), which marks definiteness. Rendering it as "the silver" preserves both its singular masculine form and its definite grammatical state while reflecting the core meaning of the root כסף as silver or money. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כסף (silver, pale metal, money, monetary wealth)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3701-01 |
bakasef | with the silver |
H3701-02 |
bakesef | in the silver |
H3702-01 |
bekhasepa | with the silver |
Word Usage (13 occurrences of H3702)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel 2:32 | כְסַ֑ף | khesaf | silver |
| Daniel 2:35 | כַּסְפָּ֣/א | kasepa | the silver |
| Daniel 2:45 | כַּסְפָּ֣/א | kasepa | the silver |