סָפַר (çâphar) — Commune
Hebrew word study: סָפַר (çâphar), Strong's H5608. 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.
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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
KJV translation words: commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Strong's H5608 is tagged on 158 words in 151 verses across 24 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:5 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:5.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 151)
- Genesis 15:5 — וּסְפֹר — and count
- Genesis 16:10 — יִסָּפֵר — it will be counted
- Genesis 24:66 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Genesis 29:13 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Genesis 32:12 — יִסָּפֵר — it will be counted
- Genesis 37:9 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Genesis 37:10 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted it
- Genesis 40:8 — סַפְּרוּ — recount it
- Genesis 40:9 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Genesis 41:8 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Genesis 41:12 — וַנְּסַפֶּר — and we recounted
- Genesis 41:49 — לִסְפֹּר — to measure it
- Exodus 9:16 — סַפֵּר — to recount
- Exodus 10:2 — תְּסַפֵּר — you may recount
- Exodus 18:8 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Exodus 24:3 — וַיְסַפֵּר — and he recounted
- Leviticus 15:13 — וְסָפַר — and he will count
- Leviticus 15:28 — וְסָפְרָה — and she will count
- Leviticus 23:15 — וּסְפַרְתֶּם — and you will count
- Leviticus 23:16 — תִּסְפְּרוּ — you will count
- Leviticus 25:8 — וְסָפַרְתָּ — and you will count
- Numbers 13:27 — וַיְסַפְּרוּ — and they recounted
- Deuteronomy 16:9 — תִּסְפָּר — you will count
- Joshua 2:23 — וַיְסַפְּרוּ — and they recounted
- Judges 5:14 — סֹפֵר — a muster-officer
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4557 מִסְפָּר (miçpâr), H5601 סַפִּיר (çappîyr), H5609 סְפַר (çᵉphar), H5610 סְפָר (çᵉphâr), H5612 סֵפֶר (çêpher), H5615 סְפֹרָה (çᵉphôrâh), H5618 סֹפֶרֶת (Çôphereth).
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What does çâphar (H5608) mean?
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.
How is H5608 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H5608 as: commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer..
How often does סָפַר (çâphar) appear?
Strong's H5608 is tagged on 158 words in 151 verses across 24 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:5 and last appears in Habakkuk 1:5.
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