מִ/כֶּ֥סֶף

𐤌/𐤊𐤎𐤐

mikesef

than silver

from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).

H3701

Proverbs 22:1 · Word #5

Lexicon H3701

Lemmaכֶּסֶף
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤎𐤐
Transliterationkeçeph
Strong'sH3701
In-contextthan silver

Morphology HR/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 H3701-26

from silver

Rootכסף (k-s-p)
Core Meaningssilver, pale metal, money, longing
Semantic Rangesilver as a precious metal; monetary silver; money or payment; price; by extension wealth or material value.
Conceptual SignificanceSilver in the Hebrew Bible serves as a primary medium of exchange and standard of value, symbolizing material wealth and economic power. Its frequent use in comparisons highlights contrasts between spiritual worth and material riches.
Morphological NotesPreposition מִן (assimilated to מִ־) + noun כֶּסֶף, common masculine singular (absolute or construct form depending on context). Functions either as a source ("from silver") or in comparison ("than silver").
Rendering RationaleThe form מִכֶּסֶף consists of the preposition מִן ("from" or comparative "than") prefixed to the masculine singular noun כֶּסֶף ("silver"). Rendering it as "from silver" preserves the singular masculine noun and reflects the basic, concrete sense of the root as the pale precious metal that functions as money.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root כסף (silver, pale metal, money, longing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3701-01 bakasef with the silver
H3701-02 bakesef in the silver
H3703-01 bekhasifeya in Silver-place (Casiphia)
H3701-03 bekhesef with silver
H3701-04 hakasef the silver
H3701-05 hakesef the silver
H3701-06 kasef silver
H3702-01 kasepa the silver
H3701-07 kasepam their silver
H3701-08 kasepekha your silver
H3701-09 kasepekhe your silver-wealth
H3701-10 kasepekhem your (masculine plural) silver
H3701-11 kasepenu our silver
H3701-12 kasepeyhem their silver pieces
H3701-13 kasepi my silver
H3701-14 kasepo his silver
H3702-02 kesaf silver
H3701-15 kesef silver
H3701-16 khakasef like silver
H3701-17 khasef silver
H3701-18 khasepekha your silver-wealth
H3701-19 khasepo his silver-wealth
H3701-20 khesef silver
H3701-21 lakesef for the silver
H3701-22 lekhasepam to their silver-wealth
H3701-23 lekhesef for silver
H3701-24 mikasef from silver
H3701-25 mikasepam from their silver
H3701-27 ulekhasepi and for my silver
H3701-28 umikasepi and from my silver
H3701-29 uvakesef and in the silver
H3701-30 uvekhesef and with silver
H3701-31 vakesef with the silver
H3701-32 vakhasef and silver
H3701-33 vakhesef and silver
H3701-34 vehakesef and the silver
H3701-35 vekhakasef and like the silver
H3701-36 vekhasef with silver
H3702-03 vekhasepa and the silver
H3701-37 vekhesef and silver
H3701-38 velakesef and for the silver

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