כסף

Hebrew

Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

Root
כ־ס־ף (k-s-p)
6 terms

Compare Akkadian 𒆬𒌓 (kaspum).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈke.sef/

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Noun

כֶּסֶף • (késef) m (plural indefinite כְּסָפִים, singular construct כֶּסֶף־, plural construct כַּסְפֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (uncountable) silver (a lustrous, white, metallic element, atomic number 47, atomic weight 107.87, symbol Ag)
2. money

Declension

Declension of כֶּסֶף

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	כֶּסֶף	first	כַּסְפִּי		כַּסְפֵּנוּ
	definite	הַכֶּסֶף	second	כַּסְפְּךָ	כַּסְפֵּךְ	כַּסְפְּכֶם	כַּסְפְּכֶן
	construct	כֶּסֶף־	third	כַּסְפּוֹ	כַּסְפָּהּ	כַּסְפָּם	כַּסְפָּן
plural	indefinite	כְּסָפִים	first	כספיי / כְּסָפַי		כְּסָפֵינוּ
	definite	הַכְּסָפִים	second	כְּסָפֶיךָ	כספייך / כְּסָפַיִךְ	כַּסְפֵּיכֶם	כַּסְפֵּיכֶן
	construct	כַּסְפֵּי־	third	כְּסָפָיו	כְּסָפֶיהָ	כַּסְפֵּיהֶם	כַּסְפֵּיהֶן

Derived terms

• כספי (kaspí)
• כַּסְפִּית (kaspít)
• כַּסְפּוֹמָט (kaspomat)
• שְׁנַת כְּסָפִים (sh'nát k'safím)

See also

• מזומן (mezumán)

References

• H3701 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible