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Proverbs 10:20
“The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
כֶּסֶףkeçeph · keh'-sef
H3701 · Hebrew
H3701 · Hebrew
- Definition
- silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
- Derivation
- from H3700 (כָּסַף);
- KJV renderings
- money, price, silver(-ling).
- Grammar
- כֶּ֣סֶף — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 403 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 13:2Genesis 17:12Genesis 17:13Genesis 17:23Genesis 17:27
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read כֶּסֶף here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.