What does תַּעַר · סָפַר mean in the Bible?
תַּעַר · סָפַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scribe's knife, writing knife".
Hebrew · H8593, H5608
תַּעַר הַסֹּפֵר
A knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare , i.e. empty) · 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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תַּעַרH8593a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare , i.e. empty)
Pronunciationtaʿar
Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.
Open lexicon entry →סָפַרH5608properly, 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
Pronunciationsāpar
Moves from physical marking/tallying to verbal recounting and celebration of significant events or divine acts.
Open lexicon entry →What does תַּעַר הַסֹּפֵר (ta'ar hassopher) mean in the Bible?
תַּעַר · סָפַר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scribe's knife, writing knife".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8593, H5608?
H8593, H5608 is connected to 174 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. scribe's knife, writing knife
Strong'sH8593, H5608
Lexical occurrences174 versesSource Gloss
scribe's knife, writing knife
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּעַר הַסֹּפֵר is built from this root: