Aramaic word · H3702

כְּסַף

kesaf

silver

A Biblical Aramaic word, from the parts of the Old Testament written in Aramaic. Why Aramaic?

Appears 13 times in 13 verses of the Aramaic of the Old Testament. ·

What it means

1) silver

1a) as metal

1b) as money

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Ezra · 7
  1. Ezra 5:14 וְכַסְפָּא֒ and <the> silver

    He also removed from the temple of Babylon the gold and silver articles belonging to the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken and carried there from the temple in Jerusalem. King Cyrus gave these articles to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom he appointed governor

    Here: 'And the silver.' Gold and silver objects were the ones that survived. The bronze temple fittings had been broken up for their metal (2 Kings 25:13).

  2. Ezra 6:5 וְכַסְפָּא֒ and <the> silver

    Furthermore, the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and carried to Babylon, must also be returned to the temple in Jerusalem and deposited in the house of God.

  3. Ezra 7:15 כְּסַ֣ף silver

    Moreover, you are to take with you the silver and gold that the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

  4. Ezra 7:16 כְּסַ֣ף [the] silver

    together with all the silver and gold you may find in all the province of Babylon, as well as the freewill offerings of the people and priests to the house of their God in Jerusalem.

  5. Ezra 7:17 בְּכַסְפָּ֣א with silver the

    With this money, therefore, you are to buy as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, together with their grain offerings and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

  6. Ezra 7:18 כַּסְפָּ֥א silver the

    You and your brothers may do whatever seems best with the rest of the silver and gold, according to the will of your God.

  7. Ezra 7:22 כְּסַף֮ silver

    up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.

Daniel · 6
  1. Daniel 2:32 כְסַ֑ף silver

    The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its belly and thighs were bronze,

  2. Daniel 2:35 כַּסְפָּ֣א silver the

    Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

    Here: The silver chest and arms, the second kingdom (vv.32, 39).

  3. Daniel 2:45 כַּסְפָּ֣א silver the

    And just as you saw a stone being cut out of the mountain without human hands, and it shattered the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold, so the great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

    Here: "The silver," the second kingdom (2:39).

  4. Daniel 5:2 וְכַסְפָּ֔א and <the> silver

    Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

    Here: "And of silver." Together with gold it describes the treasure that once belonged to the Jerusalem sanctuary.

  5. Daniel 5:4 וְכַסְפָּ֛א and <the> silver

    As they drank the wine, they praised their gods of gold and silver, bronze and iron, wood and stone.

    Here: 'And the silver.' Gold and silver form the precious pair, the metals of cult images and of the plundered temple vessels themselves (5:2).

  6. Daniel 5:23 כַסְפָּֽא־ <the> silver

    Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

    Here: 'The silver.' This is the first of six materials, from most to least costly.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.