בְּ/סֵ֥פֶר
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.
Nehemiah 13:1 · Word #4
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 |
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 |