כסף

Hebrew

Chemical element
Ag
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Etymology

Root
כ־ס־ף (k-s-p)

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

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	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	כַּסְפֵיכֶם	כַּסְפֵיכֶן
	construct	כַּסְפֵי־	third	כְּסָפָיו	כְּסָפֶיהָ	כַּסְפֵיהֶם	כַּסְפֵיהֶן

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