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H5612Aסֵ֫פֶרse.pher

scroll: documentPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. Genesis: 0
  2. Exodus: 0
  3. Leviticus: 0
  4. Numbers: 0
  5. 2
  6. Joshua: 0
  7. Judges: 0
  8. Ruth: 0
  9. 1 Samuel: 0
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 10
  13. 1 Chronicles: 0
  14. 1
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. 8
  18. 1
  19. Psalms: 0
  20. Proverbs: 0
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 4
  24. 21
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. Ezekiel: 0
  27. Daniel: 0
  28. Hosea: 0
  29. Joel: 0
  30. Amos: 0
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  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 H5612

  • H5612Bסִפְרָהsiph.rahscrollH:N-FOccurrences: 1
  • H5612Hסֵ֫פֶרse.pherscroll: bookH:N-MOccurrences: 130
  • H5612Iסֵ֫פֶרse.pherscroll: readH:N-MOccurrences: 2

53 occurrences in 48 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Deuteronomy 24:1

    When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it cometh to pass, if she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that he writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his hous

    סֵ֤פֶר Se.fer “a document of”

  2. Deuteronomy 24:3

    and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife;

    סֵ֤פֶר Se.fer “a document of”

  3. 2 Samuel 11:14

    And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

    סֵ֖פֶר Se.fer “a letter”

  4. 2 Samuel 11:15

    And he wrote in the letter, saying: 'Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.'

    בַּסֵּ֖פֶר (סֵּ֖פֶר) Se.fer “letter”

  5. 1 Kings 21:8

    So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.

    סְפָרִים֙ se.fa.Rim “letters”סְפָרִ֗ים has.fa.rim “letters”

  6. 1 Kings 21:9

    And she wrote in the letters, saying: 'Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;

    בַּסְּפָרִ֖ים (סְּפָרִ֖ים) se.fa.Rim “letters”

  7. 1 Kings 21:11

    And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.

    בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים (סְּפָרִ֔ים) se.fa.Rim “letters”

  8. 2 Kings 5:5

    And the king of Aram said: 'Go now, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel.' And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

    סֵ֖פֶר Se.fer “a letter”

  9. 2 Kings 5:6

    And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying: 'And now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy.'

    הַסֵּ֔פֶר (סֵּ֔פֶר) Se.fer “letter”הַסֵּ֤פֶר (סֵּ֤פֶר) Se.fer “letter”

  10. 2 Kings 5:7

    And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? but consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh

    הַסֵּ֜פֶר (סֵּ֜פֶר) Se.fer “letter”

  11. 2 Kings 10:1

    Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, even the elders, and unto them that brought up the sons of Ahab, saying:

    סְפָרִ֜ים se.fa.Rim “letters”

  12. 2 Kings 10:2

    'And now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, fortified cities also, and armour;

    הַסֵּ֤פֶר (סֵּ֤פֶר) Se.fer “letter”

  13. 2 Kings 10:6

    Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying: 'If ye be on my side, and if ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to Jezreel by to-morrow this time.' Now the king's sons, being seventy per

    סֵ֨פֶר׀ Se.fer “a letter”

  14. 2 Kings 10:7

    And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew them, even seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them unto him to Jezreel.

    הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ (סֵּ֙פֶר֙) Se.fer “letter”

  15. 2 Kings 19:14

    And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

    הַסְּפָרִ֛ים (סְּפָרִ֛ים) se.fa.Rim “letters”

  16. 2 Kings 20:12

    At that time Berodach-baladan the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent a letter and a present unto Hezekiah; for he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

    סְפָרִ֥ים se.fa.Rim “letters”

  17. 2 Chronicles 32:17

    He wrote also a letter, to taunt the LORD, the God of Israel, and to speak against Him, saying: 'As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver His people out of my

    וּסְפָרִ֣ים (סְפָרִ֣ים) se.fa.Rim “letters”

  18. Esther 1:22

    for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and speak according to the language of his people.

    סְפָרִים֙ se.fa.Rim “documents”

  19. Esther 3:13

    And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, an

    סְפָרִ֜ים se.fa.Rim “documents”

  20. Esther 8:5

    And she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he

    הַסְּפָרִ֗ים (סְּפָרִ֗ים) se.fa.Rim “letters”

  21. Esther 8:10

    And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud;

    סְפָרִ֡ים se.fa.Rim “letters”

  22. Esther 9:20

    And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

    סְפָרִ֜ים se.fa.Rim “letters”

  23. Esther 9:25

    but when she came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

    הַסֵּ֔פֶר (סֵּ֔פֶר) Se.fer “letter”

  24. Esther 9:30

    And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

    סְפָרִ֜ים se.fa.Rim “letters”

  25. Esther 9:32

    And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

    בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ (סֵּֽפֶר) Se.fer “book”