H5608. saphar

סָפַר‎₁₀₇ verb count,

Pi`el recount, relate (probably ancient denominative from סֵפֶר‎; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Ethiopic measure Di⁴⁰⁴); —

Qal₂₇ Perfect3masculine singular ׳ס‎ 2Sam 24:10, 2masculine singular סָפַרְתָּה‎ Psa 56:9, וְסָפַרְתָּ֫‎ Lev 25:8, etc.; Imperfect יִסְמֹּר‎ Psa 87:6 + Job 38:37 where read probably יִסְמֹּר‎ (Bu) for יִסְמּוֺר יְסַמֵּר, ᵑ0‎ 31:4, וַיִּסְמֹּר‎2Chr 2:1; 2:16, suffix וַיִּסְמְּרֵם‎ Ezra 1:8; 2masculine singular תִּסְמֹּר‎ Job 39:2, תִּסְמּוֺר‎ 14:16, תִּסְמָּרֿ‎ Deut 16:9, etc.; Imperative masculine singular סְפֹר‎ Gen 15:5; masculine plural סִפְרוּ‎ 1Chr 21:2; Psa 48:13; Infinitive construct לִסְמֹּר‎ Gen 15:5 2t.; Participle סֹפֵר‎ Isa 33:18 (twice in verse) (see also סֹפֵר‎ n. below); —

1 count things, to learn their number, with accusative, Gen 15:5 (twice in verse) (J) 2Sam 24:10 10t. (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb 2Chr 2:16); accusative omitted Gen 41:49 (E); + ל‎ (dativus commodi [dative of benefit] or ethicus [of interest]), Lev 15:13, 28; 23:15; 25:8 (all PH), Deut 16:9; Ezek 44:26; Ezra 1:8; Psa 87:6; Isa 33:8 (absolute), 33:18 (but text suspicious, conjectures in Du Che^Hpt).

2 number = take account of, carefully observe and consider, reckon: תִּסְמּוֺר צְעָדַי‎ Job 14:16 of my steps thou takest account, so 31:4; see also 38:37 (compare above); סָפַרַתַּה נֹדִי‎ Psa 56:9 my wandering hast thou reckoned, taken into account (Che reads סִמַּרְתִּי‎ after ᵐ5‎).

Niph`al Imperfect3masculine singular יִסָּפֵר‎ Hosea 2:1 4t.; 3 masculine plural יִסָּֽפְרוּ‎ 1Kin 8:5; 2Chr 5:6, וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ‎ 1Chr 23:3; — be counted, numbered usually with negative, to indicate multitude, יִסּ ׳לֹא מֵרֹב‎ Gen 16:10 (J) it is not to be counted, for multitude, so 32:13 (J), 1Kin 3:8 (|| לֹא יִמָּנֶה‎), 8:5 (+ id.), 2Chr 5:6 (+ id.); compare Hosea 2:1 (+ לֹאֿ יִמַּד‎), Jer 33:22 (|| יִמַּד לֹא‎); positively, only הַלְּוִיִּם וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ‎ 1Chr 23:3.

Pi`el₆₇ Perfect1singular סִמַּ֫רְתִּי‎ Psa 119:26, סִמַּ֑רְתִּי‎ 119:13; 3plural סִמְּרוּ‎ Judg 6:13 3t.; Imperfect3masculine singular יְסַמֵּר‎ Job 38:37 +, 1 singular אֲסַמֵּר‎ Psa 22:18 +; cohortative אֲסַמֵּ֑רָה‎ Job 15:7; 1plural וַנְּסַמֶּרֿ‎ Exod 10:2, etc.; Imperative סַמֵּר‎ Isa 43:26, etc.; Infinitive construct סַמֵּר (לְ)‎ Psa 50:16 5t.; Participle מְסַמֵּר‎ Judg 7:13; 2Kin 8:5; plural מְסַמְּרִים‎ Psa 19:2; 78:4; — recount, rehearse, declare:

1 recount something (accusative) to (לְ‎ person) Judg 6:13; 7:13; Gen 24:66 (J), 1Sam 11:5 18t. (of rehearsing glorious deeds of ׳י‎ Psa 44:2; 73:28; 78:3; 78:4; 79:13); with accusative + בְּ‎ local Ezek 12:16, elsewhere of rehearsing name or praise of ׳י‎ Exod 9:16 (J) Psa 9:15; 96:3 = 1Chr 16:24; Psa 102:22; Jer 51:10; with accusative alone Psa 9:2; 19:2; 119:13 (+ בְּ‎ instrumental), 145:6 8t. Psalms + Isa 43:21, all of rehearsing praise of ׳י‎; compare מִסַּמֵּר עָֽצְמוּ‎ Psa 40:6 they are too great to rehearse with accusative also Jer 23:28, 32; Job 15:17; 28:27; Psa 119:26; accusative omitted Isa 43:26, with לְ‎ person Gen 40:8 (E) + 6 t., with אֶלֿ‎ person 37:10 (E), with בְּאָזְנֵי‎ Exod 10:2; with כְּמוֺ‎ (q. v.) Psa 73:15; with אֶלֿ‎ concerning 2:7, compare 69:27 ( ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ Ew Ol Gr Bi Che Bae add; in that case read יֹסִ֑פוּ‎); with עַלֿ‎ concerning + לְ‎ person Joel 1:3.

2 apparently, in weakened sense, talk Psa 59:13; 64:6 (with ל‎ concerning), 73:15 (with כְּמוֺ‎).

3 count exactly, accurately כָּלעַֿצְמוֺתָ֑י אֲסַמֵּר‎ Psa 22:18 I can count exactly all my bones (in wasted body). — 40:6 see below

1, Job 38:37 read יִסְמֹּר‎.

Pu`al be recounted, related, rehearsed: Perfect3masculine singular לְ סֻמַּר‎ Isa 52:15; Imperfect3masculine singular לְ יְסֻמַּר‎ Job 37:20 (clause as subject), + לְ‎ concerning Psa 22:31; with בְּ‎ local 88:12; absolute יְסֻמָּ֑ר‎ Hab 1:5.

סוֺפֵר סֹפֵר,‎ noun masculine^{Psa 45:2} enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe (properly participle of סָפַר‎; Aramaic סַפְרָא‎, id. compare doctus, literatus; O Aramaic ספרא‎ id., Lzb³³⁰ Cook⁸⁵; Phoenician ספר‎ Lzb³³⁰); — absolute סֹפֵר‎ Judg 5:14 +, סוֺפֵר‎ 2Sam 8:17 +; construct סֹפֵר‎ 2Kin 12:11 2t., + Jer 52:25 (Gie GFM read ׳הַסּ‎ as || 2Kin 25:19); plural סֹפְרִים‎ 1Kin 4:3; Jer 8:8, ׳סוֺ‎ 1Chr 2:55; 1Chron 34:13; construct סֹפְרֵי‎ Est 3:12; 8:9; —

1. a. enumerator, muster-officer in description of leaders of Israel ס בְּשֵׁבֶט ׳משְׁכִים‎ Judg 5:14.

b. king's official = secretary 2Sam 8:17 = 20:25 = 1Chr 18:16; 2Kin 18:18, 37 = Isa 36:3, 22; Solomon had two 1Kin 4:3 (in all these distinguished from מַזְכִּיר‎); also 2Kin 19:2 = Isa 37:2; Jer 36:10, 12, compare הַסּ ׳לִשְׁכַּת‎ 36:12; 36:20; 36:21, הַסּ ׳בֵּית‎ 37:15, 20; acting as treasurer and paymaster 2Kin 12:11 2Chr 24:11, — compare Zadok Neh 13:13; — 2Kin 22:3, 8, 9, 10, 12 2Chr 34:15; 34:18; 34:20; 1Chr 24:6 (Levite); ׳הַסּ הַצָּבָא שַׂר‎ 2Kin 25:19 = Jer 52:25 (si vera lectio in Kings) implies military authority (but הַצּ ׳שַׂר‎ perhaps gloss GFM^{Judg 5:14}); Ew Sta and others read (as Jeremiah) scribe of General.

c. in Persia, secretaries who wrote out (king's) decrees, according to Est 3:12; 8:9.

d.2Chr 26:11 uses ׳ס‎ for muster-officer; 1Chr 2:55 mentions families of סוֺפְרִים‎; 2Chr 34:13 knows ׳ס‎ as Levites; ׳ס‎ 1Chr 27:32 = man of learning.

2 professional class of learned men, 'scribes' able to read and write Jer 36:26, 32; with writing implements, ס עֵט ׳מָהִיר‎ Psa 45:2, הַסּ ׳קֶסֶת‎ Ezek 9:2-3, הַסּ ׳תַּעַר‎ Jer 36:23; especially learned in the law, and assuming to issue its precepts, סֹפְרִים שֶׁקֶר עֵט‎ 8:8.

3 specifically of Ezra, at once priest (כֹּהֵן‎) and learned in the law (סֹפֵר‎), Ezra 7:11, י מִצְוֺת ׳בְרֵי‎ Di ׳ס‎ 7:11 [compare Aramaic 7:12; 7:21], ׳ס משֶׁה בְּתוֺרֵת מָהִיר‎ 7:6; Neh 8:1, 4, 9, 13; 12:26, 36.

詞類次數：動詞（161）

原文字根：數目；相當於G1122（γραμματεύς） G1229（διαγγέλλω） G1334（διηγέομαι）

字義溯源：作記號，記錄*，書寫，計算，講述，述說，傳揚，傳於，傳說，密談，算起，數算，數定，數點，告訴，數目，小刀，覆算，書記，解釋，商量，說話，談話，宣告，文士

出現次數：總共（161）；創（13）；出（4）；利（5）；民（1）；申（2）；書（1）；士（4）；撒上（1）；撒下（3）；王上（5）；王下（13）；代上（7）；代下（10）；拉（4）；尼（7）；斯（4）；伯（8）；詩（36）；賽（9）；耶（17）；結（4）；何（1）；珥（1）；哈（1）

譯字彙編：

1）（那）文士（17）拉7:11；尼8:1；尼8:4；尼8:9；尼8:13；尼12:26；尼12:36；尼13:13；耶36:12；耶36:12；耶36:20；耶36:21；耶36:23；耶36:26；耶36:32；耶37:15；耶37:20；

2）述說（14）出18:8；出24:3；書2:23；士7:15；代上16:24；詩9:14；詩19:1；詩50:16；詩73:28；詩88:11；詩96:3；詩107:22；耶23:27；結12:16；

3）（那）書記（11）王下22:3；王下22:8；王下22:9；王下22:10；王下22:12；王下25:19；代下26:11；代下34:15；代下34:18；代下34:20；賽37:2；

4）告訴（9）創40:8；創40:9；創41:8；士7:13；撒上11:5；王上13:11；王下8:4；伯37:20；詩78:6；

5）計算（7）創41:49；利15:28；申16:9；王上3:8；王上8:5；代下5:6；結44:26；

6）書記（5）士5:14；撒下20:25；代下34:13；耶52:25；結9:3；

7）的書記（4）王下12:10；代下24:11；斯3:12；斯8:9；

8）數點（4）代上21:2；代下2:17；伯31:4；詩48:12；

9）和那書記（3）王下18:37；王下19:2；賽36:22；

10）數算（3）創15:5；伯38:37；賽33:18；

11）作書記（3）撒下8:17；王上4:3；代上18:16；

12）傳（3）出9:16；詩22:30；珥1:3；

13）文士（3）拉7:6；耶8:8；耶36:10；

14）傳揚（2）詩102:21；詩119:13；

15）我要述說（2）伯15:17；詩66:16；

16）要述說（2）詩71:15；詩79:13；

17）並那書記（2）王下18:18；賽36:3；

18）能數算（2）創16:10；耶33:22；

19）要計算（2）利25:8；申16:9；

20）他要點出（1）詩87:6；

21）你可⋯訴說（1）賽43:26；

22）並要傳揚（1）詩118:17；

23）我要⋯述說（1）詩73:15；

24）要將⋯述說（1）詩78:4；

25）我述說（1）詩119:26；

26）我們可以⋯報告（1）耶51:10；

27）人都述說（1）詩75:1；

28）他們所說（1）詩59:12；

29）你曾數算（1）詩56:8；

30）他們商量（1）詩64:5；

31）他們就戲說（1）詩69:26；

32）我若數算（1）詩139:18；

33）所告訴（1）詩78:3；

34）又數點（1）賽22:10；

35）又將其述說（1）耶23:32；

36）傳說（1）詩48:13；

37）（那）書記的（1）結9:2；

38）數（1）何1:10；

39）於是他就要⋯計算（1）利15:13；

40）有人述說（1）哈1:5；

41）你們要⋯算起（1）利23:15；

42）數算⋯聽（1）斯6:13；

43）那計數的（1）賽33:18；

44）他去⋯告訴（1）創37:9；

45）好述說（1）賽43:21；

46）傳與（1）賽52:15；

47）可以述說（1）耶23:28；

48）我要⋯傳（1）詩22:22；

49）我也要傳揚（1）詩145:6；

50）你數點（1）伯14:16；

51）告訴了（1）王上13:11；

52）他數點（1）撒下24:10；

53）曾告訴（1）士6:13；

54）講述（1）王下8:5；

55）她就把那事告訴（1）王下8:6；

56）都數點（1）代上23:3；

57）眾文士（1）代上2:55；

58）他們又告訴（1）民13:27；

59）你們計算到（1）利23:16；

60）他便告訴（1）創29:13；

61）都告訴（1）創24:66；

62）勝數（1）創32:12；

63）他就告訴（1）創37:10；

64）傳於（1）出10:2；

65）我們就告訴（1）創41:12；

66）作那書記（1）代上24:6；

67）又作書記（1）代上27:32；

68）我要宣告（1）詩2:7；

69）你能數算麼（1）伯39:2；

70）我要傳揚（1）詩9:1；

71）我都數過（1）詩22:17；

72）所能數算的（1）詩40:5；

73）也要述說（1）詩26:7；

74）而且述說她（1）伯28:27；

75）並數算（1）創15:5；

76）（那）去數點（1）代下2:17；

77）數定（1）代下2:2；

78）並將其數點（1）拉1:8；

79）的一個文士（1）拉7:11；

80）牠們也必告訴（1）伯12:8；

81）數說（1）斯5:11；

82）也告訴過（1）詩44:1