silver: money
ke.seph denotes silver as a material for objects and stores, and as a valued medium in payments, prices, and tribute.
The term most often denotes silver as a tangible material, especially in articles, vessels, building work, gifts, and stored resources. It also occurs for silver quantified or offered in transactions, including purchase prices, hiring, tribute, and a demanded payment.
Senses in use
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Silver as material, articles, and stored wealth · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 28:14 the absolute noun occurs in the specification of weights for articles used in service, and the APB renders the clause with “the weight of silver for the silver articles.” In 1 Chronicles 29:4 it is refined silver intended “to overlay the walls,” while 1 Kings 7:51 places silver among dedicated items in the house of the LORD.
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Silver as payment, price, or assessed value · common
In 1 Chronicles 21:24 the absolute noun belongs to David's insistence that he will buy the threshing floor “for full silver.” In 1 Kings 21:2, a construct form appears in Ahab's proposed price for Naboth's vineyard; 1 Chronicles 19:6 and 2 Chronicles 25:6 likewise place silver with the hiring of military forces.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly presents the noun as “silver,” whether it concerns articles, stored resources, or a stated payment. Its wording confirms the setting of each clause rather than fixing a separate English rendering for every occurrence.