סוֹפְרִ֥ים
𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌
çâphar
scribes
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).
2 Chronicles 34:13 · Word #10
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 HNcmpa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | scribes |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5608-25
record-keepers
| Morphological Notes | Masculine plural absolute noun (common); from סֹפֵר, a noun of agency derived from the root ספר. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun סֹפְרִים is the masculine plural of סֹפֵר, derived from the root ספר meaning to count, record, or recount. "Record-keepers" preserves the root sense of marking, tallying, and documenting, while reflecting the masculine plural form. |
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