Hebrew, similar to Latin, is a language that holds illuminating knowledge to the meaning of words the more you study it.
The structure of Hebrew's vocabulary and syntax is built in such a way that it describes how we define value and money.
A beautiful word for our study is kesef, which is translated silver, or money. One of the root words for kesef is kaf, which means "sole of the foot" or "palm of the hand." The idea is that those are the two ways by which we may add value to a commodity or product. We work on a diamond with our hands and create a beautiful ring from it. That same ring we can move from one city to another and add value to it by placing it in a larger market.
There is a story of two cargo ships that were carrying identical loads to the port where the other had originated from. A father and his son watched from the shore as the two ships passed each other en route to their destination. The picture puzzled the son and he inquired of his father why such a phenomenon existed. The father replied to his son that it was simply a matter of communication. When the companies on either side of the port realized they could find their supplies locally without having them shipped across the waters, the price of those goods would diminish and thus the price of the service provided as well.
We could surmise that more knowledge saves everybody money, which allows them to keep more of their economic energy stored in that money. This is how knowledge and words add value to our daily lives. There is no encyclopedia which we can turn to to determine the ultimate value of something. The value of an item always depends on at least two humans and what is happening at the place and time where they reside.
When we understand the basics of how value is created we are able to create value for others and support ourselves accordingly. If we do it better than anyone else, then we have the opportunity to create wealth for our families.
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