Hebrew · H8593, H5608 · unreviewed

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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תַּעַר H8593 a knife or razor (as making bare); also a scabbard (as being bare , i.e. empty)

Pronunciation taʿar

Razor or knife whose primary semantic force derives from the action of making bare or exposing through cutting.

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סָפַר H5608 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

Pronunciation sāpar

Moves from physical marking/tallying to verbal recounting and celebration of significant events or divine acts.

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