סוֹפֵֽר
𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤓
sofer
scribe
a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate; commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
1 Chronicles 18:16 · Word #9
Lexicon H5608
| Lemma | סָפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâphar |
| Strong's | H5608 |
| In-context | scribe |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5608-23
a counting-recorder
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun in absolute and construct states (סֹפֵר), and Qal participle masculine singular absolute from ספר, functioning substantivally for one who counts/records. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is masculine singular (absolute and construct noun, and Qal masculine singular participle), so the rendering is singular and personal: "a counting-recorder." This preserves the root sense of ספר as counting, tallying, and recording, rather than only the later occupational sense "scribe," and reflects the active role implied in both the noun and participial usage. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ספר (counting, tallying, recording, recounting, declaring)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5608-01 |
asaper | I will recount in detail |
H5608-02 |
asaperah | Let me recount |
H5608-03 |
asaperenah | I will recount her |
Word Usage (161 occurrences of H5608)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:5 | וּ/סְפֹר֙ | usefor | and count |
| Genesis 15:5 | לִ/סְפֹּ֣ר | lisepor | to count |
| Genesis 16:10 | יִסָּפֵ֖ר | yisafer | be numbered |