לַ/כֶּ֣סֶף
𐤋/𐤊𐤎𐤐
keçeph
for silver
Silver, a precious metal characterized by its pale or shiny appearance, used in the ancient Near East as a means of exchange, a commodity of value, and material for ornamental and cultic objects. By extension, 'keçeph' frequently denotes money or payment, given that silver was the standard medium for transactions in the biblical period.
Job 28:1 · Word #3
Lexicon H3701
| Lemma | כֶּסֶף |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤎𐤐 |
| Transliteration | keçeph |
| Strong's | H3701 |
| Definition | Silver, a precious metal characterized by its pale or shiny appearance, used in the ancient Near East as a means of exchange, a commodity of value, and material for ornamental and cultic objects. By extension, 'keçeph' frequently denotes money or payment, given that silver was the standard medium for transactions in the biblical period. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | for silver |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3701-21
to the silver
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ל with definite article + masculine singular absolute noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun כֶּסֶף denotes silver as the pale precious metal, later extended to money. The prefixed לַ combines the preposition ל (to/for) with the definite article, yielding "to the silver" in masculine singular absolute form. |
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