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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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ספר

Strong’s: H5608a

Associated OET lemmas: סָפַר · סֹפֵר

Notes: Passage: RV JOB 38:37 · LV JOB 38:37 · Read together JOB 38:37
DCH proposes two additional possible senses: (1) disperse and (2) beautify

Authors: Steve Berneking

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: מִסְפָּר · סֹופֵר · סְפָר · סֵפֶר · סְפֹרָה · סִפְרָה

Sense 1: to number, to count

Semantic domains: Measure (002004002009)

Definition: = action with which one determines or estimates the number of a collection of persons or objects

Forms: vbqal-; vbnif-; vbpiel

GEN 15:5: RV GEN 15:5 · LV GEN 15:5 · Read together GEN 15:5

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OET-RV GEN 15:5

5 Then Yahweh took Avram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and see if you can count the stars.” Then he said to him, “Your descendants will be like that.”

OET-LV GEN 15:5

5 And_he_brought_out DOM_him/it to_the_outside and_he/it_said look please to_the_heavens and_count the_stars if you_are_able to_count DOM_them and_he/it_said to_him/it thus it_will_be offspring_of_your.

GEN 16:10: RV GEN 16:10 · LV GEN 16:10 · Read together GEN 16:10

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OET-RV GEN 16:10

10 then added, “I’ll give you so many descendants that they won’t even be able to be counted because there’ll be so many.”

OET-LV GEN 16:10

10 And_he/it_said to/for_her/it the_messenger_of YHWH greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM offspring_of_your and_not it_will_be_counted from_multitude.
All 21 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 15:5 · RV GEN 16:10 · RV GEN 32:12 · RV GEN 41:49 · LV GEN 15:5 · LV GEN 16:10 · LV GEN 32:13 · LV GEN 41:49 · Read together GEN 15:5 · Read together GEN 16:10 · Read together GEN 32:12 · Read together GEN 41:49

SA2: RV SA2 24:10 · LV SA2 24:10 · Read together SA2 24:10

KI1: RV KI1 3:8 · RV KI1 8:5 · LV KI1 3:8 · LV KI1 8:5 · Read together KI1 3:8 · Read together KI1 8:5

CH1: RV CH1 21:2 · RV CH1 23:3 · LV CH1 21:2 · LV CH1 23:3 · Read together CH1 21:2 · Read together CH1 23:3

CH2: RV CH2 2:17 · RV CH2 5:6 · LV CH2 2:16 · LV CH2 5:6 · Read together CH2 2:17 · Read together CH2 5:6

EZR: RV EZR 1:8 · LV EZR 1:8 · Read together EZR 1:8

JOB: RV JOB 38:37 · RV JOB 39:2 · LV JOB 38:37 · LV JOB 39:2 · Read together JOB 38:37 · Read together JOB 39:2

PSA: RV PSA 22:17 · RV PSA 48:12 · RV PSA 139:18 · LV PSA 22:18 · LV PSA 48:13 · LV PSA 139:18 · Read together PSA 22:17 · Read together PSA 48:12 · Read together PSA 139:18

ISA: RV ISA 22:10 · RV ISA 33:18 · LV ISA 22:10 · LV ISA 33:18 · Read together ISA 22:10 · Read together ISA 33:18

JER: RV JER 33:22 · LV JER 33:22 · Read together JER 33:22

HOS: RV HOS 1:10 · LV HOS 2:1 · Read together HOS 1:10

Sense 2: to take a census

Semantic domains: Measure (002004002009)

Definition: literally: to count a census; hence: = action by which humans in authority organize an official count or a numbering of persons

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: ספר סְפָר

CH2 2:16: RV CH2 2:17 · LV CH2 2:16 · Read together CH2 2:17

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OET-RV CH2 2:17

17 Shelomoh (Solomon) had all the foreign men living in Yisrael (Israel) counted (similar to what his father David had done), and it came to 153,600.

OET-LV CH2 2:16

16  And_ Shəlomoh/(Solomon) _he_counted all_of the_people the_sojourners who in_land of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) after the_census which he_had_counted_them Dāvid his/its_father and_ one_hundred and_fifty thousand and_three_of thousand(s) and_six hundred(s) _they_were_found.

Sense 3: to note well

Semantic domains: Know (002004002007)

Definition: literally: to count; hence: = action by which a deity is well aware of a certain event

Forms: vbqal-

PSA 56:9: RV PSA 56:8 · LV PSA 56:9 · Read together PSA 56:8

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OET-RV PSA 56:8

8 You keep track of my wanderings
 ⇔ and put my tears into your bottle.
 ⇔ Aren’t they recorded in your book?

OET-LV PSA 56:9

9  Wandering_of_my you_have_taken_account_of you put tear[s]_of_my in_skin-bottle_of_your not is_it_of_in_your_scroll.

Sense 4: to count off

Semantic domains: Non-Engage (002003003011)

Definition: literally: to count; hence: = action by which humans defer action until a certain time has passed

Forms: vbqal-

LEV 15:13: RV LEV 15:13 · LV LEV 15:13 · Read together LEV 15:13

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OET-RV LEV 15:13

13 When the man’s discharge ceases, he must mark off seven days for his purification, and then he must wash his clothes and bathe himself in water, and after that, he’ll be ‘clean’.

OET-LV LEV 15:13

13 And_because/when the_one_discharging from_discharge_of_his he_will_be_pure and_he_will_count to_him/it seven_of days for_purification_of_his and_he_will_wash garments_of_his and_he_will_wash body_of_his with_water living and_he_will_be_pure.

LEV 15:28: RV LEV 15:28 · LV LEV 15:28 · Read together LEV 15:28

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OET-RV LEV 15:28

28 Once the flow stops, then the woman must count off seven days, and then she’ll be ‘clean’ after that.

OET-LV LEV 15:28

28 And_if she_has_become_pure from_discharge_of_her and_she_will_count for_herself seven_of days and_after she_will_be_pure.
All 7 recorded passages for this sense

LEV: RV LEV 15:13 · RV LEV 15:28 · RV LEV 23:15–16 · RV LEV 25:8 · LV LEV 15:13 · LV LEV 15:28 · LV LEV 23:15–16 · LV LEV 25:8 · Read together LEV 15:13 · Read together LEV 15:28 · Read together LEV 23:15–16 · Read together LEV 25:8

DEU: RV DEU 16:9 · LV DEU 16:9 · Read together DEU 16:9

EZE: RV EZE 44:26 · LV EZE 44:26 · Read together EZE 44:26

Sense 5: to assign

Semantic domains: Role (002002002008)

Definition: literally: to count out; hence: = causative action by which humans assign a certain task to a specific number of people

Forms: vbqal-

CH2 2:1: RV CH2 2:2 · LV CH2 2:1 · Read together CH2 2:2

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OET-RV CH2 2:2

2 so he conscripted seventy thousand men as porters, eighty thousand as stone-cutters in the hillside quarries, and 3,600 supervisors.

OET-LV CH2 2:1

2  And_ Shəlomoh/(Solomon) _he_counted seventy thousand man burden-bearer[s] and_eighty thousand man stonemason[s] in_country and_overseers over_them three_of thousand(s) and_six hundred(s).

Sense 6: to keep a close watch

Semantic domains: See (002004001005)

Definition: literally: to count (someone's) steps; hence: = action by which deities keep track of everything someone does

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: ספר צְעָדִים

JOB 14:16: RV JOB 14:16 · LV JOB 14:16 · Read together JOB 14:16

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OET-RV JOB 14:16

16 Now you’ll count my steps.
 ⇔ You won’t keep watch on my sins.

OET-LV JOB 14:16

16 If/because now steps_of_my you_will_count not you_will_watch over sin_of_my.

JOB 31:4: RV JOB 31:4 · LV JOB 31:4 · Read together JOB 31:4

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OET-RV JOB 31:4

4 Doesn’t God see my ways,
 ⇔ ≈ and count all my steps?

OET-LV JOB 31:4

4 Not he does_he_see ways_of_my and_all steps_of_my does_he_count.

Sense 7: to tell, to recount, to proclaim, to declare

Semantic domains: Speak (002004001009008)

Definition: = action by which humans communicate verbally to others about an event or situation, with focus on the contents rather than on the speech act

Forms: vbpiel

GEN 24:66: RV GEN 24:66 · LV GEN 24:66 · Read together GEN 24:66

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OET-RV GEN 24:66

66 Then the slave reported everything that he’d done to Yitshak.

OET-LV GEN 24:66

66 And_ the_servant _he_recounted to_Yiʦḩāq DOM all_of the_things which he_had_done.

GEN 29:13: RV GEN 29:13 · LV GEN 29:13 · Read together GEN 29:13

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OET-RV GEN 29:13

13 and when Lavan heard the news about his sister’s son Ya’akov, he ran out to meet him. Then he embraced him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Then Ya’akov told Lavan everything that had happened up until then,

OET-LV GEN 29:13

13 And_he/it_was just_ Lāⱱān _as_heard DOM the_report_of Yaˊₐqoⱱ the_son_of his_sister_of_his and_he_ran to_meet_him and_he_embraced to_him/it and_he_kissed to_him/it and_he_brought_him to house_of_his and_he_recounted to_Lāⱱān DOM all_of the_things the_these.
All 70 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 24:66 · RV GEN 29:13 · RV GEN 37:9–10 · RV GEN 40:8–9 · RV GEN 41:8 · RV GEN 41:12 · LV GEN 24:66 · LV GEN 29:13 · LV GEN 37:9–10 · LV GEN 40:8–9 · LV GEN 41:8 · LV GEN 41:12 · Read together GEN 24:66 · Read together GEN 29:13 · Read together GEN 37:9–10 · Read together GEN 40:8–9 · Read together GEN 41:8 · Read together GEN 41:12

EXO: RV EXO 9:16 · RV EXO 10:2 · RV EXO 18:8 · RV EXO 24:3 · LV EXO 9:16 · LV EXO 10:2 · LV EXO 18:8 · LV EXO 24:3 · Read together EXO 9:16 · Read together EXO 10:2 · Read together EXO 18:8 · Read together EXO 24:3

NUM: RV NUM 13:27 · LV NUM 13:27 · Read together NUM 13:27

JOS: RV JOS 2:23 · LV JOS 2:23 · Read together JOS 2:23

JDG: RV JDG 6:13 · RV JDG 7:13 · LV JDG 6:13 · LV JDG 7:13 · Read together JDG 6:13 · Read together JDG 7:13

SA1: RV SA1 11:5 · LV SA1 11:5 · Read together SA1 11:5

KI1: RV KI1 13:11 · LV KI1 13:11 · Read together KI1 13:11

KI2: RV KI2 8:4–6 · LV KI2 8:4–6 · Read together KI2 8:4–6

CH1: RV CH1 16:24 · LV CH1 16:24 · Read together CH1 16:24

EST: RV EST 5:11 · RV EST 6:13 · LV EST 5:11 · LV EST 6:13 · Read together EST 5:11 · Read together EST 6:13

JOB: RV JOB 12:8 · RV JOB 15:17 · RV JOB 28:27 · RV JOB 37:20 · LV JOB 12:8 · LV JOB 15:17 · LV JOB 28:27 · LV JOB 37:20 · Read together JOB 12:8 · Read together JOB 15:17 · Read together JOB 28:27 · Read together JOB 37:20

PSA: RV PSA 2:7 · RV PSA 9:1 · RV PSA 9:14 · RV PSA 19:1 · RV PSA 22:22 · RV PSA 22:30 · RV PSA 26:7 · RV PSA 40:5 · RV PSA 44:1 · RV PSA 48:13 · RV PSA 50:16 · RV PSA 59:12 · RV PSA 64:5 · RV PSA 66:16 · RV PSA 69:26 · RV PSA 71:15 · RV PSA 73:15 · RV PSA 73:28 · RV PSA 75:1 · RV PSA 78:3–4 · RV PSA 78:6 · RV PSA 79:13 · RV PSA 87:6 · RV PSA 88:11 · RV PSA 96:3 · RV PSA 102:21 · RV PSA 107:22 · RV PSA 118:17 · RV PSA 119:13 · RV PSA 119:26 · RV PSA 145:6 · LV PSA 2:7 · LV PSA 9:2 · LV PSA 9:15 · LV PSA 19:2 · LV PSA 22:23 · LV PSA 22:31 · LV PSA 26:7 · LV PSA 40:6 · LV PSA 44:2 · LV PSA 48:14 · LV PSA 50:16 · LV PSA 59:13 · LV PSA 64:6 · LV PSA 66:16 · LV PSA 69:27 · LV PSA 71:15 · LV PSA 73:15 · LV PSA 73:28 · LV PSA 75:2 · LV PSA 78:3–4 · LV PSA 78:6 · LV PSA 79:13 · LV PSA 87:6 · LV PSA 88:12 · LV PSA 96:3 · LV PSA 102:22 · LV PSA 107:22 · LV PSA 118:17 · LV PSA 119:13 · LV PSA 119:26 · LV PSA 145:6 · Read together PSA 2:7 · Read together PSA 9:1 · Read together PSA 9:14 · Read together PSA 19:1 · Read together PSA 22:22 · Read together PSA 22:30 · Read together PSA 26:7 · Read together PSA 40:5 · Read together PSA 44:1 · Read together PSA 48:13 · Read together PSA 50:16 · Read together PSA 59:12 · Read together PSA 64:5 · Read together PSA 66:16 · Read together PSA 69:26 · Read together PSA 71:15 · Read together PSA 73:15 · Read together PSA 73:28 · Read together PSA 75:1 · Read together PSA 78:3–4 · Read together PSA 78:6 · Read together PSA 79:13 · Read together PSA 87:6 · Read together PSA 88:11 · Read together PSA 96:3 · Read together PSA 102:21 · Read together PSA 107:22 · Read together PSA 118:17 · Read together PSA 119:13 · Read together PSA 119:26 · Read together PSA 145:6

ISA: RV ISA 43:21 · RV ISA 43:26 · RV ISA 52:15 · LV ISA 43:21 · LV ISA 43:26 · LV ISA 52:15 · Read together ISA 43:21 · Read together ISA 43:26 · Read together ISA 52:15

JER: RV JER 23:27–28 · RV JER 23:32 · RV JER 51:10 · LV JER 23:27–28 · LV JER 23:32 · LV JER 51:10 · Read together JER 23:27–28 · Read together JER 23:32 · Read together JER 51:10

EZE: RV EZE 12:16 · LV EZE 12:16 · Read together EZE 12:16

JOL: RV JOL 1:3 · LV JOL 1:3 · Read together JOL 1:3

HAB: RV HAB 1:5 · LV HAB 1:5 · Read together HAB 1:5

Sense 8: scribe

Definition: see סֹופֵר

EZR 7:11: RV EZR 7:11 · LV EZR 7:11 · Read together EZR 7:11

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OET-RV EZR 7:11

11 King Artahshashta (Artaxerxes) had given a letter for Ezra the priest and scribe and expert in Yahweh’s commands and instructions to take with him, saying:

OET-LV EZR 7:11

11 And_this is_(the)_copy_of the_letter which the_king ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ he_gave to_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest/officer the_scribe the_scribe_of the_matters_of the_commands_of YHWH and_regulations_of_his on Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).