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H5608Aסָפַרsa.phar

to recountPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 13
  2. 4
  3. 5
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 1
  7. 2
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1
  10. 1
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 3
  14. 4
  15. 1
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. 2
  18. 8
  19. 36
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 6
  24. 5
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 2
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. 1
  29. 1
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. 1
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

JPS Tanakh 1917 is not aligned yet, so there are no renderings to show.

Other meanings of H5608

  • H5608Bסֹפֵרso.phersecretaryH:N-MOccurrences: 52

107 occurrences in 102 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Judges 7:13

    And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man telling a dream unto his follow, and saying: 'Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the camp of Midian, and came unto the tent, and smote it that it fell, and turned it u

    מְסַפֵּ֥ר me.sa.Per “[was] recounting”

  2. 1 Samuel 11:5

    And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said: 'What aileth the people that they weep?' And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.

    וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ (יְסַ֨פְּרוּ) y.Sa.pe.ru- “they recounted”

  3. 2 Samuel 24:10

    And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD: 'I have sinned greatly in what I have done; but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.'

    סָפַ֣ר sa.Far “he had counted”

  4. 1 Kings 3:8

    And Thy servant is in the midst of Thy people which Thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.

    יִסָּפֵ֖ר yi.sa.Fer “it will be counted”

  5. 1 Kings 8:5

    And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

    יִסָּפְר֛וּ yi.sa.fe.Ru “they were counted”

  6. 1 Kings 13:11

    Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el, and the words which he had spoken unto the king, and they told them unto their father.

    וַיְסַפֶּר־ (יְסַפֶּר) y.sa.per- “he recounted”וַֽיְסַפְּר֖וּם (יְסַפְּר֖וּ) y.sa.pe.Ru “they recounted”

  7. 2 Kings 8:4

    Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying: 'Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.'

    סַפְּרָה־ (סַפְּרָ) sa.pe.ra “recount”

  8. 2 Kings 8:5

    And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him that was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said: 'My lord, O king, this is the wo

    מְסַפֵּ֣ר me.sa.Per “recounting”

  9. 2 Kings 8:6

    And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying: 'Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.'

    וַתְּסַפֶּר־ (תְּסַפֶּר) te.sa.per- “she recounted”

  10. 1 Chronicles 16:24

    Declare His glory among the nations, His marvellous works among all the peoples.

    סַפְּר֤וּ sa.pe.Ru “recount”

  11. 1 Chronicles 21:2

    And David said to Joab and to the princes of the people: 'Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.'

    סִפְרוּ֙ sif.Ru “count”

  12. 1 Chronicles 23:3

    And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

    וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙ (יִּסָּֽפְרוּ֙) i.yi.sa.fe.Ru “they were counted”

  13. 2 Chronicles 2:1

    And Solomon counted out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand men that were hewers in the mountains, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

    וַיִּסְפֹּ֨ר (יִּסְפֹּ֨ר) i.yis.Por “he counted”

  14. 2 Chronicles 2:16

    And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found a hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

    וַיִּסְפֹּ֣ר (יִּסְפֹּ֣ר) i.yis.Por “he counted”סְפָרָ֖ם (סְפָרָ֖) se.fa.Ra “he had counted”

  15. 2 Chronicles 5:6

    And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

    יִסָּפְר֛וּ yi.sa.fe.Ru “they were counted”

  16. Ezra 1:8

    even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

    וַֽיִּסְפְּרֵם֙ (יִּסְפְּרֵ) i.yis.pe.Re “he counted out”

  17. Esther 5:11

    And Haman recounted unto them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and everything as to how the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

    וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר (יְסַפֵּ֨ר) y.sa.Per “he recounted”

  18. Esther 6:13

    And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him: 'If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail aga

    וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר (יְסַפֵּ֨ר) y.sa.Per “he recounted”

  19. Job 12:8

    Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;

    וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ (יסַפְּר֥וּ) sa.pe.Ru “they may recount”

  20. Job 14:16

    But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;

    תִּסְפּ֑וֹר tis.Por “you will count”

  21. Job 15:17

    I will tell thee, hear thou me; and that which I have seen I will declare--

    וַאֲסַפֵּֽרָה׃ (אֲסַפֵּֽרָה) 'a.sa.Pe.rah “I will recount”

  22. Job 28:27

    Then did He see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

    וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ (יְסַפְּרָ֑) y.sa.pe.Ra “he recounted”

  23. Job 31:4

    Doth not He see my ways, and count all my steps?

    יִסְפּֽוֹר׃ yis.Por “does he count?”

  24. Job 37:20

    Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?

    הַֽיְסֻפַּר־ (יְסֻפַּר) y.su.par- “will it be recounted”

  25. Job 38:37

    Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,

    יְסַפֵּ֣ר ye.sa.Per “will he count”