Lexical Definition
סָפֵר çâphêr (saw-fare') scribe A:N-M
(Aramaic) from the same as סְפַר
scribe.
- a scribe (secular or sacred)
1) scribe, secretary
Usage: 6 forms in 8 verses
Extended Information
Aramaic of: סָפַר
- Aramaic of so.pher (סֹפֵר "secretary" סָפַר)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew form: סָפַר
[סָפֵר] noun masculine secretary, scribe (ᵑ7 Syriac; Biblical Hebrew סֹפֵר); — emphatic סָֽפְרָא the secretary, Persian official, Ezra 4:8; Ezra 4:9; Ezra 4:17; Ezra 4:23 construct סָפַר the scribe Ezra 7:12; Ezra 7:21, of Ezra as learned in God's law.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezra | 4:8 · 4:9 · 4:17 · 4:23 · 7:12 · 7:21 |