סֹפְרִים֙
𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
soferim
of the scribes
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 2:55 · Word #2
Lexicon H5608
| Lemma | סָפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâphar |
| Strong's | H5608 |
| In-context | of the scribes |
Morphology HNcmpa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5608-25
counting-recording men
| Root | ספר (s-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | counting, numbering, recording, recounting, inscribing, declaring |
| Semantic Range | record-keepers, enumerators, writers, secretaries, royal officials, scholars of written law, narrators |
| Conceptual Significance | In Israel’s history, these counting-recording men were custodians of written records, genealogies, royal decrees, and later the Torah itself. Their role connects numerical reckoning with written transmission, highlighting the preservation and authoritative recounting of covenantal history and instruction. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine plural noun in the absolute state from the verbal root ספר. Functions substantivally to denote male persons characterized by the activity of counting/recording. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from ספר, whose core sense is to count, record, and recount. Rendering it as "counting-recording men" preserves the active sense of those who enumerate and inscribe, rather than the later institutional title "scribes." The masculine plural absolute form (HNcmpa) is reflected by the plural noun "men." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ספר (counting, numbering, recording, recounting, inscribing, 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 |