Lexical Definition

‎סֹפֶרֶת‎ Çôphereth (so-feh'-reth) Sophereth ^N:N-M-P
feminine active participle of ‎סָפַר‎; a scribe (properly, female)

Sophereth.

• § Sophereth = "writing"
• Sophereth, a temple servant

1) an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.55 also called Hassophereth at Ezr.2.55

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סֹפֶ֫רֶת‎ proper name, masculine in ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵיהַֿמּ‎ Ezra 2:55 a family of returned exiles (ᵐ5 Ασεφηραθ, A Ασεφοραθ, ᵐ5^L Ασωφερεθ) = ‎׳‎‎בְּנֵיסֿ‎ Neh 7:57 (ᵐ5 Σαφαραθ(ι) ᵐ5^L Ασοφερεθ).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Sophereth (or Hassophereth) was the ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.55;
• referred to as Sophereth or Hassophereth סֹפֶרֶת.

Sophereth (or Hassophereth) is mentioned in Ezra 2:55 and Nehemiah 7:57 as the ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. Solomon's servants were a group of people who were assigned to work for King Solomon and his descendants, possibly as craftsmen, laborers, or officials.

The name Sophereth appears in the list of returning exiles in the book of Ezra, while in the parallel passage in Nehemiah, the name is recorded as Hassophereth. This variation may be due to differences in spelling or transcription over time.

The descendants of Sophereth are listed among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Jeshua.

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