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סָפַר

Strong’s: A5613

Associated OET lemmas: סָפִר

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: scribe, secretary

Semantic domains: Officials (001001002003007)

Definition: = a high-ranking official, usually learned, who served in the king's court and was responsible for the king's official business ► held some authority in administrative and financial, and perhaps also military matters

Show passage in OET: EZR 4:8

OET-RV EZR 4:8

8 Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshay the provincial secretary wrote a letter to King Artahshashta against Yerushalem as follows:

OET-LV EZR 4:8

8 Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay the_scribe they_wrote a_letter one concerning Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king as_follows.
Show passage in OET: EZR 4:9

OET-RV EZR 4:9

9 From Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshay the provincial secretary, and the our companions, the judges and the rulers, the officials, the Persians, the Erekites, the Babylonians, the Susaites (that is, the Eylamites),

OET-LV EZR 4:9

9 Then Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay the_scribe and_the_rest_of their_associates the_Dinay and_the_officials the_Tarpelites the_Sipparites the_Erechites the_Bāⱱelians the_Susanchites mmm the_ˊĒylāmites.

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All 6 recorded passages for this sense

EZR: OET EZR 4:8–9 · OET EZR 4:17 · OET EZR 4:23 · OET EZR 7:12 · OET EZR 7:21