What does עֶשְׂרִים · כֶּסֶף mean in the Bible?
עֶשְׂרִים · כֶּסֶף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "twenty pieces of silver".
Hebrew · H6242, H3701
עֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף
Twenty ; also (ordinal) twentieth · silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
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עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty ; also (ordinal) twentieth
Pronunciation ʿešĕriym
The number twenty marks completeness in measurement systems, appearing frequently in tabernacle and temple dimensions
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כֶּסֶף H3701 silver (from its pale color); by implication, money
What does עֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף (esrim kasef) mean in the Bible?
עֶשְׂרִים · כֶּסֶף is a Hebrew phrase meaning "twenty pieces of silver".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6242, H3701?
H6242, H3701 is connected to 718 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. twenty pieces of silver
Strong's H6242, H3701
Lexical occurrences 718 verses Source Gloss
twenty pieces of silver
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֶשְׂרִים כָּסֶף is built from this root:
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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