Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) means black capital in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
כֶּסֶף שָׁחֹר
kesef shakhor
noun · masculine
In English
black capital
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kesef shakhor.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כסף שהושג בצורה בלתי חוקית, ועל כן הוא אינו מדווח לרשויות.
The word Kesef shakhor is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- כֶּסֶף שָׁחֹר
- Written without vowel points
- כסף שחור
- Said
- kesef shakhor
- Root
- כ־ס־פ
- Gematria
- 674
This is how Kesef shakhor is said in other languages.
- English
- black capital
These words mean nearly the same as Kesef shakhor.
The word Kesef shakhor comes from the root כ־ס־פ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kesef shakhor in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kesef shakhor.
What does Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) mean in Hebrew?
Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) means black capital. It is said kesef shakhor, with the stress on ke.
What is a synonym for Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) are הון שחור.
Is Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) masculine or feminine?
The word Kesef shakhor (כסף שחור) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry כסף שחר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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