סָפַר
Properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe , and also to enumerate ; intensively, to recount , i.e. celebrate
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What does סָפַר (sāpar) mean in the Bible?
סָפַר (sāpar) is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe , and also to enumerate ; intensively, to recount , i.e. celebrate". properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.
Meaning
Moves from physical marking/tallying to verbal recounting and celebration of significant events or divine acts.
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate BDB: count Usage: commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 34×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×
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Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.