What does סֵפֶר · βιβλίον mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · βιβλίον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "written document or scroll".
Hebrew · H5612, G975
סֵפֶר
Properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · a roll
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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
βιβλίον G975 a roll
Pronunciation biblíon
A written document, especially a scroll or codex containing text meant to be read aloud or studied.
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What does סֵפֶר (sepher) mean in the Bible?
סֵפֶר · βιβλίον is a Hebrew phrase meaning "written document or scroll".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5612, G975?
H5612, G975 is connected to 188 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. written document or scroll
Strong's H5612, G975
Lexical occurrences 188 verses Source Gloss
written document or scroll
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain