בְּ/סֵ֣פֶר
𐤁/𐤎𐤐𐤓
besefer
in the book
or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (אֲבֵדָה)), from סָפַר; properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book; bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
2 Chronicles 35:12 · Word #12
Lexicon H5612
| Lemma | סֵפֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çêpher |
| Strong's | H5612 |
| In-context | in the book |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H5612-03
in the scroll-record of
| Root | ספר (s-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | counting, recounting, recording, inscribing, enumerating |
| Semantic Range | scroll, book, written record, document, legal certificate, letter, census record, written account |
| Conceptual Significance | סֵפֶר represents the preservation of words through writing—whether covenant documents, genealogies, legal decrees, or divine remembrance. It reflects the cultural and theological importance of recorded testimony and the enduring authority of what is inscribed. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") prefixed to a masculine singular noun in the construct state (Ncmsc). The construct form indicates possession or association, "record/scroll of…". |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun סֵפֶר derives from the root ספר, meaning to count, recount, or record. Rendering it as "scroll-record" preserves the sense of something written that recounts or enumerates. The form is masculine singular construct with the prefixed preposition ב ("in"), requiring the relational sense "of" to complete the construct chain. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root ספר (counting, recounting, recording, inscribing, enumerating)
| 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 |
H5612-01 |
basefarim | in the scroll-records |
H5612-02 |
basefer | in the record-scroll |
H4557-01 |
bemisepar | in the tally of |
H4557-02 |
bemiseparam | by their counted-number |
H5612-04 |
besiferatekha | in your record-scroll |
H5609-01 |
bisefar | in the record-scroll of |
H5608-04 |
eseperem | I will tally them |
H4557-03 |
hamisepar | the tally |
H5601-01 |
hasapir | the inscribed sapphire-stone |
H5612-05 |
hasefarim | the record-scrolls |
H5612-06 |
hasefer | the written record |
H5608-05 |
hasofer | the tallying scribe |
H5608-06 |
hayesupar | will it be recounted? |
H5612-07 |
hsfr | the record-scroll |
H5612-08 |
hsfrym | the record-scrolls |
H4557-04 |
kamisepar | according to the tally-number |
H4557-05 |
kemisepar | according to the count of |
H4557-06 |
kemiseparam | according to their counted number |
H5612-09 |
khasefer | like the scroll-record |
H4557-07 |
lemisepar | to the count of |
H4557-08 |
lemiseparam | to the count of them |
H5608-07 |
lesaper | to recount in detail |
H5608-08 |
lisepor | to tally-count |
H5608-09 |
mesaper | one recounting |
H5608-10 |
mesaperim | the recounting ones |
H5608-11 |
misaper | from the one recounting |
H5612-10 |
misefer | from a scroll-record of |
H4557-09 |
misepar | a count |
H4557-10 |
miseparam | their tally |
H4557-11 |
miseparekhem | your count |
H4559-01 |
miseperet | Numbering-Woman |
H4557-12 |
miseperey | counts of |
H5612-11 |
misiferekha | from your record-scroll |
H5612-12 |
misiferi | from my record-scroll |
H5608-12 |
nesaper | we will recount in full |
H5613-01 |
safar | record-keeper of |
H5608-13 |
safaretah | you have recounted |
H5613-02 |
safera | the record-keeper |
H5608-14 |
saper | Recount! |
H5608-15 |
saperah | you have recounted |
H5608-16 |
saperu | Recount, you men! |
H5601-02 |
sapir | an inscribing gem |
|
sapirim | engraving-gems |
H5608-17 |
sefaram | he tallied them |
H5608-18 |
sefaretem | you (masculine plural) recounted |
H5617-01 |
sefarevayim | Twofold-Sephar |
H5612-13 |
sefarim | record-scrolls |
|
sefer | record-scroll |
H5612-14 |
sefer | record-scroll |
H5617-02 |
sfrym | Twofold-Sippar |
H5612-15 |
siferekha | your record-scroll |
H5608-19 |
siferu | you have recounted |
H5608-20 |
sipareti | I have recounted |
H5608-21 |
siperu | they recounted |
H5608-22 |
sofer | a counting-recorder |
|
soferet | Counting-Scribe (feminine) |
H5608-23 |
soferey | record-keepers of |
H5608-24 |
soferim | counting-recording men |
H5608-25 |
supar | it was recounted |
H5608-26 |
tesaper | you shall recount in detail |
H5608-27 |
tesaperu | you men will recount in full |
H5608-28 |
tisepar | you will count out |
H5608-29 |
tiseperu | you men shall count out |
H5608-30 |
tisepor | you will recount |
H5608-31 |
ulesaper | and to recount in full |
H4557-13 |
umisepar | and a count |
H5608-32 |
unesaperah | and let us recount in full |
H5608-33 |
usefaretem | and you shall tally-count |
|
usefarevayim | and the Two-Sephars |
H5612-16 |
usefarim | and recorded scrolls |
H5608-34 |
usefor | and you tallied |
H4557-14 |
uvemisepar | and in number |
H5608-35 |
vaasaper | and I will recount in detail |
H5608-36 |
vaasaperah | and let me recount |
H5608-37 |
vanesaper | and we recounted |
H5612-17 |
vasefer | in the record-scroll |
H5608-38 |
vatesaper | And she recounted |
H5608-39 |
vayesaper | and he recounted |
H5608-40 |
vayesaperah | and he recounted her |
H5608-41 |
vayesaperu | and they recounted |
H5608-42 |
vayesaperum | and they recounted them |
H5608-43 |
vayisaferu | and they were tallied |
H5608-44 |
vayiseperem | and he tallied them |
H5608-45 |
vayisepor | and he recounted |
H4557-15 |
vemisepar | in number |
H5608-46 |
vesafar | and he tallied |
H5608-47 |
vesafareta | and you shall tally |
H5608-48 |
vesaferah | and she tallied |
H5612-18 |
vesefer | and a record-scroll |
|
vesiferin | and the scroll-records |
H5608-49 |
vesofer | and counting-scribe |
H5608-50 |
visaperu | and they recount |
H5608-51 |
yesaper | he recounts |
H5608-52 |
yesaperu | they recount |
H5608-53 |
yesupar | it shall be recounted |
H5608-54 |
yisafer | he will be tallied |
H5608-55 |
yisaferu | they will be numbered |
H5608-56 |
yiseperu | they will number |
H5608-57 |
yisepor | he will recount |
Word Usage (188 occurrences of H5612)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 5:1 | סֵ֔פֶר | sefer | book |
| Exodus 17:14 | בַּ/סֵּ֔פֶר | basefer | in a book |
| Exodus 24:7 | סֵ֣פֶר | sefer | book |