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Strongs H5613

H5613

סָפֵר (çâphêr) n-m (saw-fare')
Source: (Aramaic) from the same as H5609;
Meaning: a scribe (secular or sacred)
KJV: scribe.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

[סָפִר] n.m. secretary, scribe {1104}

Appears in a total of 6 verses:

EZR 7:12

OET-LV: 12ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king_of (the)_kings to_ˊEzrāʼ the_priest the_scribe_of the_law of the_god_of the_heavens perfect and_now.   (EZR_7:12)

OET-RV: 12Artahshasta, the king of kings, to the priest Ezra, the scribe of the law of the god of heavens: Peace.
¶ Now, (EZR 7:12)

EZR 4:17

OET-LV: 17the_message Oh/the_king he_sent to Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay the_scribe and_the_rest_of their_associates who were_dwelling in_Shomrōn and_the_rest_of the_region_beyond the_river peace and_now.   (EZR_4:17)

OET-RV: 17The king sent this reply:
¶ “To Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary, and the rest of their companions who live in Shomron (Samaria), and the rest of the people in the province west of the Euphrates: Peace.
¶ And now (EZR 4:17)

EZR 4:23

OET-LV: 23then from that the_copy_of the_letter of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king it_was_read_aloud before Rəḩūm and_Shimshay the_scribe and_their_of_associates they_went in_haste to_Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) and_they_made_to_cease them with_force and_power.   (EZR_4:23)

OET-RV: 23When King Artahshasta’s letter reached Rehum, Shimshai the secretary, and their companions, and was read aloud to them all, they immediately went to Yerushalem and used force to stop the Jews from their rebuilding. (EZR 4:23)

EZR 4:8

OET-LV: 8Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay the_scribe they_wrote a_letter one concerning Yərūshelēm/(Jerusalem) to_ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king as_follows.   (EZR_4:8)

OET-RV: 8Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary wrote a letter to King Artahshasta against Yerushalem as follows: (EZR 4:8)

EZR 7:21

OET-LV: 21And_from_me I ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ Oh/the_king it_is_made a_decree to_all/each/any/every the_treasurers who are_in_the_region_beyond the_river that all_of that he_will_ask_you(pl)_for ˊEzrāʼ the_priest the_scribe_of the_law of the_god_of the_heavens diligently let_it_be_done.   (EZR_7:21)

OET-RV: 21And I, King Artahshasta make a decree for all the treasurers in the province west of the river: that you all diligently help with everything that the priest Ezra (the scribe of the law of the god of the heavens) asks from you all— (EZR 7:21)

EZR 4:9

OET-LV: 9Then Rəḩūm master_of command and_Shimshay the_scribe and_the_rest_of their_associates the_Dinay and_the_officials the_Tarpelites the_Sipparites wwww the_Bāⱱelians the_Susanchites the_Dehavites the_ˊĒylāmites.   (EZR_4:9)

OET-RV: 9From Rehum the high commissioner and Shimshai the provincial secretary, and the our companions, the judges and the rulers, the officials, the Persians, the Erechites, the Babylonians, the Susaites (that is, the Elamites), (EZR 4:9)

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