בַּ/כֶּ֖סֶף
𐤁/𐤊𐤎𐤐
bakesef
with silver
from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
Deuteronomy 2:6 · Word #4
Lexicon H3701
| Lemma | כֶּסֶף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | keçeph |
| Strong's | H3701 |
| In-context | with silver |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H3701-02
in the silver
| Root | כסף (k-s-p) |
| Core Meanings | paleness, silver, precious metal, longing (by extension in verbal form) |
| Semantic Range | silver as a precious metal; money or currency; payment; price; wealth measured in silver |
| Conceptual Significance | Silver functioned as a primary medium of exchange and measure of value in the biblical world. Its association with pale brightness and desirability (from the root idea of longing) underscores themes of economic exchange, valuation, and at times misplaced trust in material wealth. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ with assimilated definite article (בַּ) + noun כֶּסֶף, masculine singular absolute. The dagesh in כּ marks the doubling from article assimilation. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בַּכֶּסֶף consists of the preposition בְּ ("in/with") fused with the definite article ("the") plus the masculine singular noun כֶּסֶף ("silver"). Rendering it as "in the silver" preserves the definite article and singular masculine form while retaining the concrete sense of the precious metal derived from the root כסף. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כסף (paleness, silver, precious metal, longing (by extension in verbal form))
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3701-01 |
bakasef | with the silver |
H3702-01 |
bekhasepa | with the silver |
H3703-01 |
bekhasifeya | in Silver-place (Casiphia) |
Word Usage (403 occurrences of H3701)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 13:2 | בַּ/כֶּ֖סֶף | bakesef | in silver |
| Genesis 17:12 | כֶּ֨סֶף֙ | kesef | with money |
| Genesis 17:13 | כַּסְפֶּ֑/ךָ | kasepekha | of your money |