Strong's Definition
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
Derivation: or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (H9 (אֲבֵדָה))), from H5608 (סָפַר);
KJV Usage: bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
TWOT Reference: 1540a,b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) — scroll: document. : document 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')
סִפְרָה (siph.rah) — scroll. book
סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) — scroll: book. : book 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')
סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) — scroll: read. : read 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · ספר · קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר
Scrolls | ≈ לוּחַ
scroll, book, letter, list, deed, certificate = written document; made of papyrus or parchment; either as a single sheet or several sheets sewn together and rolled for storage
GEN 5:1 · EXO 17:14 · EXO 24:7 · EXO 32:32 · EXO 32:33 · NUM 5:23 · DEU 17:18 · DEU 24:1 · DEU 24:3 · DEU 28:58 · DEU 28:61 · DEU 29:19 · DEU 29:20 · DEU 29:26 · DEU 30:10 · DEU 31:24 · DEU 31:26 · JOS 1:8 · JOS 8:31 · JOS 8:34 · JOS 18:9 · JOS 23:6 · JOS 24:26 · 1SA 10:25 · 2SA 11:14 · 2SA 11:15 · 1KI 21:8 · 1KI 21:8 · 1KI 21:9 · 1KI 21:11 · 2KI 5:5 · 2KI 5:6 · 2KI 5:6 · 2KI 5:7 · 2KI 10:1 · 2KI 10:2 · 2KI 10:6 · 2KI 10:7 · 2KI 14:6 · 2KI 19:14 · 2KI 20:12 · 2KI 22:8 · 2KI 22:8 · 2KI 22:10 · 2KI 22:11 · 2KI 22:13 · 2KI 22:13 · 2KI 22:16 · 2KI 23:2 · 2KI 23:3 · 2KI 23:21 · 2KI 23:24 · 2CH 17:9 · 2CH 25:4 · 2CH 32:17 · 2CH 34:14 · 2CH 34:15 · 2CH 34:15 · 2CH 34:16 · 2CH 34:18 · 2CH 34:21 · 2CH 34:21 · 2CH 34:24 · 2CH 34:30 · 2CH 34:31 · 2CH 35:12 · NEH 7:5 · NEH 8:1 · NEH 8:3 · NEH 8:5 · NEH 8:8 · NEH 8:18 · NEH 9:3 · NEH 13:1 · EST 1:22 · EST 2:23 · EST 3:13 · EST 6:1 · EST 8:5 · EST 8:10 · EST 9:20 · EST 9:25 · EST 9:30 · EST 9:32 · JOB 19:23 · JOB 31:35 · PSA 40:8 · PSA 69:29 · PSA 139:16 · ECC 12:12 · ISA 29:11 · ISA 29:11 · ISA 29:12 · ISA 29:12 · ISA 29:12 · ISA 29:18 · ISA 30:8 · ISA 34:4 · ISA 34:16 · ISA 37:14 · ISA 39:1 · ISA 50:1 · JER 3:8 · JER 25:13 · JER 29:1 · JER 29:25 · JER 29:29 · JER 30:2 · JER 32:10 · JER 32:11 · JER 32:12 · JER 32:12 · JER 32:14 · JER 32:14 · JER 32:14 · JER 32:16 · JER 32:44 · JER 36:2 · JER 36:4 · JER 36:8 · JER 36:10 · JER 36:11 · JER 36:13 · JER 36:18 · JER 36:32 · JER 45:1 · JER 51:60 · JER 51:63 · EZK 2:9 · DAN 1:4 · DAN 1:17 · DAN 9:2 · DAN 12:1 · DAN 12:4 · NAM 1:1 · MAL 3:16
Names of Documents
Collocation: מִדְרַשׁ סֵפֶר הַמְּלָכִים
the Commentary on the Book of Kings = an unknown book containing, probably among other things, accounts relating to the life and reign of King Joash of Judah
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר מִלְחֲמֹת יהוה
The Book of Wars of YHWH = an unknown book referred to in the book of Numbers
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר הַיָּשָׁר
The Book of Jashar, The Book of the Upright = a book containing, probably among things, the story of the sun and moon standing still during the time of Joshua, and the song that David sang when he heard that Saul and Jonathan had perished on the battle field
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי שְׁלֹמֹה
The Book of the Words of Solomon = a book containing the events of Solomon's reign, including his wisdom
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר דִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel = a book containing the events of the reigns of the kings of Israel
1KI 14:19 · 1KI 15:31 · 1KI 16:5 · 1KI 16:14 · 1KI 16:20 · 1KI 16:27 · 1KI 22:39 · 2KI 1:18 · 2KI 10:34 · 2KI 13:8 · 2KI 13:12 · 2KI 14:15 · 2KI 14:28 · 2KI 15:11 · 2KI 15:15 · 2KI 15:21 · 2KI 15:26 · 2KI 15:31
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר דִבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלכֵי יְהוּדָה
The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah = a book containing the events of the reigns of the kings of Judah
1KI 14:29 · 1KI 15:7 · 1KI 15:23 · 1KI 22:46 · 2KI 8:23 · 2KI 12:20 · 2KI 14:18 · 2KI 15:6 · 2KI 15:36 · 2KI 16:19 · 2KI 20:20 · 2KI 21:17 · 2KI 21:25 · 2KI 23:28 · 2KI 24:5 · 2CH 20:34
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים
the Book of the Chronicles literally: the chronicles; hence: = a book containing the names of the family heads of the tribe of Levi, probably kept in the temple
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי מָדַי וּפָרַס
the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia = a book containing the events of the reigns of the kings of Media and Persia
Names of Documents
Collocation: סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה · סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל
The Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel and Judah = a book containing the events of the reigns of the kings of Israel and Judah
1CH 9:1 · 2CH 16:11 · 2CH 25:26 · 2CH 27:7 · 2CH 28:26 · 2CH 32:32 · 2CH 35:27 · 2CH 36:8
1 1KI 21:8 MT-K הספרים | MT-Q סְפָרִים 2 2CH 20:34 MT סֵפֶר מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל
noun f · ספר
Scrolls | ≈ לוּחַ
scroll, book = written document; made of papyrus or parchment; either as a single sheet or several sheets sewn together and rolled for storage
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
סֵ֫פֶר 185 n.m. missive, document, writing, book missive
legal document
book or scroll, in which something is written to preserve it for future use
base
[סִפְרָה] n.f. book;—sf. ψ 56:9 ref