סִפְּרוּ
𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅
siperu
told
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.
Judges 6:13 · Word #17
Lexicon H5608
| Lemma | סָפַר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤐𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çâphar |
| Strong's | H5608 |
| In-context | told |
Morphology HVpp3cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H5608-22
they recounted
| Root | ספר (s-p-r) |
| Core Meanings | counting, tallying, recording, recounting, declaring |
| Semantic Range | to count, to number, to record in writing, to recount or narrate, to declare publicly, to celebrate by telling |
| Conceptual Significance | ספר links the concrete act of counting or inscribing with the communal act of declaring deeds. In biblical thought, recounting YHWH’s works preserves covenant memory, turning numbered facts into proclaimed testimony within Israel’s worship and identity. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Piel stem (intensive/iterative); perfect aspect; 3rd person common plural. The Piel often conveys deliberate, detailed recounting or declaration. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root ספר carries the idea of counting or recording, which in the Piel stem intensifies into recounting or declaring in detail. The form is Piel perfect, third person common plural, so "they recounted" accurately reflects both the intensive stem and the completed action performed by a plural subject. |
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 |