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Silver in Hebrew is כֶּסֶף (késef).

It can also be said כלי כסף, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

כֶּסֶף
késef
noun · masculine
In English

silver

/ˈsɪl.və/ /ˈsɪl.vɚ/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for silver as a noun.

metal

coins

cutlery/silverware

  • כלי כסףkle késefmasculineplural

These are the Hebrew words for silver as an adjective.

having a color/colour like silver

This is more about the Hebrew word כֶּסֶף.

Written with vowel points
כֶּסֶף
Written without vowel points
כסף
Said
késef
Plural
כְּסָפִים
Its meanings in English
silver, money

The Hebrew dictionary's page for כסף, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with silver.

These words come before and after silver in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨silver⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨silver⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨silver⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨כֶּסֶף⁩, said késef. Without vowel points it is written ⁨כסף⁩. Its plural is ⁨כְּסָפִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨silver⁩?

Besides ⁨כסף⁩, ⁨silver⁩ can be said ⁨כלי כסף⁩ (kle késef), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨כסף⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨כסף⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨כסף⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨silver⁩, ⁨כסף⁩ can mean ⁨money⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry silver and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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