תְּסַפֵּר֩
𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤓
çâphar
you may tell
To count, enumerate, or take a census; by extension, to relate, recount, or narrate an account. The verb סָפַר is used both in reference to concrete acts of counting or recording (such as tallying people or objects) and to verbal communication that 'counts out' or describes details of events or information. In intensive forms, the verb can also mean to narrate, declare, or praise by recounting (as in poetic or liturgical contexts).
Exodus 10:2 · Word #2
Lexicon H5608
| Lemma | סָפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâphar |
| Strong's | H5608 |
| Definition | To count, enumerate, or take a census; by extension, to relate, recount, or narrate an account. The verb סָפַר is used both in reference to concrete acts of counting or recording (such as tallying people or objects) and to verbal communication that 'counts out' or describes details of events or information. In intensive forms, the verb can also mean to narrate, declare, or praise by recounting (as in poetic or liturgical contexts). |
Morphology HVpi2ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | you may tell |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5608-27
you will recount
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive), imperfect (yiqtol), 2nd person masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the root idea of counting/recording into recounting or narrating in detail. The imperfect 2nd person masculine singular is rendered as "you will recount," preserving person, number, and verbal force. |
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