What does כֶּסֶף · ἄργυρος mean in the Bible?
כֶּסֶף · ἄργυρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "silver or precious metal".
Hebrew · H3701, G696
כֶּסֶף
Silver (from its pale color); by implication, money · silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
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כֶּסֶף H3701 silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
ἄργυρος G696 silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
Pronunciation árgyros
Silver as precious metal valued for currency, ornament, and idolatry rather than mere material substance.
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What does כֶּסֶף (kesef) mean in the Bible?
כֶּסֶף · ἄργυρος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "silver or precious metal".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3701, G696?
H3701, G696 is connected to 403 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. silver or precious metal
Strong's H3701, G696
Lexical occurrences 403 verses Source Gloss
silver or precious metal
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
כֶּסֶף is built from this root:
כָּסַף H3700
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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