סֹפְרֵ֨י

𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤉

soferey

scribes of

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.

H5608

Esther 3:12 · Word #2

Lexicon H5608

Lemmaסָפַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤎𐤐𐤓
Transliterationçâphar
Strong'sH5608
In-contextscribes of

Morphology HNcmpc 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 c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H5608-23

record-keepers of

Rootספר (s-p-r)
Core Meaningscounting, numbering, recounting, recording, inscribing, declaring
Semantic Rangescribes, secretaries, recorders, counters, genealogists, royal officials responsible for documentation or enumeration
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world, the סֹפְרִים were custodians of written records—genealogies, laws, royal decrees—ensuring the preservation and transmission of covenantal and national memory. Their role reflects the importance of counting, recounting, and inscribing as acts that sustain identity, authority, and continuity in Israel’s faith and governance.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct state (HNcmpc) from סֹפֵר (scribe/recorder), itself derived from the Qal participial form of ספר. The construct form links it directly to a following genitive noun.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root ספר, "to count, recount, or inscribe." As a masculine plural construct form ("sōfĕrê"), it denotes multiple male agents characterized by recording or counting activity, governing a following noun (“of …”). "Record-keepers of" preserves both the root sense of counting/inscribing and the masculine plural construct relationship.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ספר (counting, numbering, recounting, recording, 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
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
H5612-03 besefer in the scroll-record of
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
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!
H5601-01 sapir an inscribing gem
H5608-17 sefaram he tallied them
H5608-18 sefaretem you (masculine plural) recounted
H5617-01 sefarevayim Twofold-Sephar
H5612-13 sefarim record-scrolls
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
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
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
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 (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
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