סַפְּרוּ
𐤎𐤐𐤓𐤅
çâphar
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).
Genesis 40:8 · Word #14
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 HVpv2mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | p — Piel — Intensive active |
| Conjugation | v — Imperative — A command |
| Person | 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Tell |
SIBI-P1 Translation H5608-17
Recount!
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Piel stem (intensive/declamatory), imperative, 2nd person masculine plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Piel stem intensifies the action from simple counting to actively recounting or narrating in detail. As a 2nd person masculine plural imperative, it issues a direct command to multiple male addressees to recount or declare by counting out. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Recount!
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Standardized from "Recount". |