Hebrew noun (masculine) · H5612
סֵפֶר
sephersay'-fer
scroll: document; scroll; scroll: book; scroll: read
186 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: çêpher
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H5612is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 22 of 39Old Testament books
- 63spellings
- 4meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H5612
properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
The King James renders it: bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
sepher is rendered "scroll: document; scroll; scroll: book; scroll: read". It stands 186 times in the Hebrew text, across twenty-two books.
- Forty-four of the uses stand in 2 Kings, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists four meanings for it, beginning with "scroll: document".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
- The Greek text spells it sixty-three different ways.
The first use
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
Genesis 5:1סֵ֔פֶר
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in twenty-two of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries four meanings: scroll: document, and scroll, and scroll: book, and scroll: read.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| scroll: documentStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | WhereGenesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man… |
| scrollStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| scroll: bookStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| scroll: readStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- scroll of58
- the scroll20
- in book of11
- letters9
- a scroll8
- the letter8
- document of7
- in the book7
- book of5
- in the scroll5
- writing5
- in scroll of4
and 26 more, 186 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 186, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
63 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- סֵ֛פֶר36
- סֵ֣פֶר14
- סֵ֥פֶר10
- סֵ֖פֶר8
- הַסֵּ֔פֶר7
- סֵ֤פֶר7
- הַסֵּ֣פֶר6
- בְּסֵ֖פֶר4
- בְּסֵ֥פֶר4
- בְּסֵ֣פֶר4
- בַּסֵּ֣פֶר4
- הַסֵּ֖פֶר4
and 51 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)76HNcmsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular29HTd/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine singular21HNcmsa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular18HRd/Ncmsa
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)17HR/Ncmsc
- noun · masculine plural12HNcmpa
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural4HTd/Ncmpa
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural3HRd/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1HC/Ncmpa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1HC/Ncmsa
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HNcmsc/Sp2ms
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms
Genesis
one use
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
- סֵ֔פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: record of
Exodus
four uses
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- בַּסֵּ֔פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people, who replied, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do, and we will be obedient.”
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: book of
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
- מִֽסִּפְרְךָ֖misifrekhapreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: from book your
The LORD replied to Moses, “Whoever has sinned against Me, I will blot out of My book.
- מִסִּפְרִֽי׃misifripreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: from book my
Numbers
two uses
And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
- בַּסֵּ֑פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the scroll
Therefore it is stated in the Book of the Wars of the LORD: “Waheb in Suphah and the wadis of the Arnon,
- בְּסֵ֖פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
Deuteronomy
eleven uses
When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
- סֵ֔פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a document of
and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a document of
If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
- בַּסֵּ֣פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
- בְּסֵ֖פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
- בַּסֵּ֣פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
and single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
- בְּסֵ֥פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.
- בַּסֵּ֥פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
if you obey the LORD your God by keeping His commandments and statutes that are written in this Book of the Law, and if you turn to Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- בְּסֵ֥פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,
- סֵ֑פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a book
“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: book of
Joshua
seven uses
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.
- סֵפֶר֩sefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: book of
just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.
- בְּסֵ֙פֶר֙beseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings and the curses—according to all that is written in the Book of the Law.
- בְּסֵ֥פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? “So the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day.”
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So the men departed and went throughout the land, mapping it city by city into seven portions. Then they returned with the document to Joshua at the camp in Shiloh.
- סֵ֑פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.
- בְּסֵ֖פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
Joshua recorded these things in the Book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was near the sanctuary of the LORD.
- בְּסֵ֖פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
1 Samuel
one use
Then Samuel explained to the people the rights of kingship. He wrote them on a scroll and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, each to his own home.
- בַּסֵּ֔פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
2 Samuel
three uses
and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar:
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a letter
In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.”
- בַּסֵּ֖פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the letter
1 Kings
sixteen uses
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Abijam, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Elah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
- סְפָרִים֙sefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
- סְפָרִ֗יםhasfarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
- בַּסְּפָרִ֖יםbasefarimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the letters
So the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.
- בַּסְּפָרִ֔יםbasefarimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the letters
As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
2 Kings
forty-four uses
As for the rest of the acts of Ahaziah, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a letter
And the letter that he took to the king of Israel stated: “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman, so that you may cure him of his leprosy.”
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
- הַסֵּ֤פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
When the king of Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and asked, “Am I God, killing and giving life, that this man expects me to cure a leper? Surely you can see that he is seeking a quarrel with me!”
- הַסֵּ֜פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
- סְפָרִ֜יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
“When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry,
- הַסֵּ֤פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
Then Jehu wrote them a second letter and said: “If you are on my side, and if you will obey me, then bring the heads of your master’s sons to me at Jezreel by this time tomorrow.” Now the sons of the king, seventy in all, were being brought up by the leading men of the city.
- סֵ֨פֶר׀sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a letter
And when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.
- הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙haseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
As for the rest of the acts of Jehu, along with all his accomplishments and all his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, along with all his accomplishments and his might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
- בְּסֵ֣פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Azariah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Zechariah, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Menahem, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Pekah, along with all his accomplishments, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
- הַסְּפָרִ֛יםhasefarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the letters
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness.
- סְפָרִ֥יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, along with all his might and how he constructed the pool and the tunnel to bring water into the city, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Manasseh, along with all his accomplishments and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Amon, along with his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.
- סֵ֧פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
- הַסֵּ֛פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
- סֵ֚פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me, for the people, and for all Judah concerning the words in this book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that burns against us because our fathers have not obeyed the words of this book by doing all that is written about us.”
- הַסֵּ֥פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the words of the book that the king of Judah has read,
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Furthermore, Josiah removed the mediums and spiritists, the household gods and idols, and all the abominations that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this to carry out the words of the law written in the book that Hilkiah the priest had found in the house of the LORD.
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
As for the rest of the acts of Josiah, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
1 Chronicles
one use
So all Israel was recorded in the genealogies written in the Book of the Kings of Israel. But Judah was exiled to Babylon because of their unfaithfulness.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
2 Chronicles
twenty-three uses
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: book of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Chronicles of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
The accounts of the sons of Joash, as well as the many pronouncements about him and about the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
- בְּסֵ֣פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jotham, along with all his wars and his ways, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Ahaz and all his ways, from beginning to end, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
He also wrote letters mocking the LORD, the God of Israel, and saying against Him: “Just as the gods of the nations did not deliver their people from my hand, so the God of Hezekiah will not deliver His people from my hand.”
- וּסְפָרִ֣יםusefarimconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: and letters
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
And Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan.
- סֵ֧פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
- הַסֵּ֖פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Then Shaphan brought the book to the king and reported, “Your servants are doing all that has been placed in their hands.
- הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙haseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king.
- סֵ֚פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
- הַסֵּ֖פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
- הַסֵּ֥פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
that this is what the LORD says: I am about to bring calamity on this place and on its people, according to all the curses written in the book that has been read in the presence of the king of Judah,
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book.
- הַסֵּ֥פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families of the people to offer to the LORD, as is written in the Book of Moses; and they did the same with the bulls.
- בְּסֵ֣פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in scroll of
his acts from beginning to end—they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, the abominations he committed, and all that was found against him, they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah. And his son Jehoiachin reigned in his place.
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Nehemiah
nine uses
Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles, the officials, and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. I found the genealogical register of those who had first returned, and I found the following written in it:
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded for Israel.
- סֵ֙פֶר֙sefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So Ezra read it aloud from daybreak until noon as he faced the square before the Water Gate, in front of the men and women and those who could understand. And all the people listened attentively to the Book of the Law.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.
- הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙haseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
- בַסֵּ֛פֶרvaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the scroll
Day after day, from the first day to the last, Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God. The Israelites kept the feast for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly, according to the ordinance.
- בְּסֵ֨פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in scroll of
While they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
- בְּסֵ֨פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in scroll of
As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
At that time the Book of Moses was read aloud in the hearing of the people, and in it they found the passage stating that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever enter the assembly of God,
- בְּסֵ֥פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in scroll of
Esther
eleven uses
He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
- סְפָרִים֙sefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: documents
After the report had been investigated and verified, both officials were hanged on the gallows. And all this was recorded in the Book of the Chronicles in the presence of the king.
- בְּסֵ֛פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: in book of
And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
- סְפָרִ֜יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: documents
That night sleep escaped the king; so he ordered the Book of Records, the Chronicles, to be brought in and read to him.
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: book of
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
- הַסְּפָרִ֗יםhasefarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the letters
Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
- סְפָרִ֡יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,
- סְפָרִ֜יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
And Mordecai sent letters with words of peace and truth to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Xerxes,
- סְפָרִ֜יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
So Esther’s decree confirmed these regulations about Purim, which were written into the record.
- בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
And all of Mordecai’s powerful and magnificent accomplishments, together with the full account of the greatness to which the king had raised him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Media and Persia?
- סֵ֙פֶר֙sefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
Job
two uses
I wish that my words were recorded and inscribed in a book,
- בַּסֵּ֣פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the scroll
(Oh, that I had one to hear me! Here is my signature. Let the Almighty answer me; let my accuser compose an indictment.
- וְסֵ֥פֶרveseferconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: and a document
Psalms
four uses
Then I said, “Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll:
- סֵ֝֗פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: book
You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle— are they not in Your book?
- בְּסִפְרָתֶֽךָ׃besifratekhapreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: in scroll your
May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
- מִסֵּ֣פֶרmiseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: from scroll of
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
- סִפְרְךָ֮sifrekhanoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: scroll your
Ecclesiastes
one use
And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body.
- סְפָרִ֤יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: books
Isaiah
twelve uses
And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.”
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: writing
Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
- הַסֵּ֗פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
- סֵ֛פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: writing
- סֵֽפֶר׃ סsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: writing
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- סֵ֑פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
- כַסֵּ֖פֶרkhaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: like the scroll
Search and read the scroll of the LORD: Not one of these will go missing, not one will lack her mate, because He has ordered it by His mouth, and He will gather them by His Spirit.
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: scroll of
So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD.
- הַסְּפָרִ֛יםhasefarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the letters
At that time Merodach-baladan son of Baladan king of Babylon sent letters and a gift to Hezekiah, for he had heard about Hezekiah’s illness and recovery.
- סְפָרִ֥יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
Jeremiah
twenty-six uses
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
- סֵ֥פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.
- בַּסֵּ֣פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the book
This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “In your own name you have sent out letters to all the people of Jerusalem, to the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah, and to all the priests. You said to Zephaniah:
- סְפָרִ֗יםsefarimnoun · masculine pluraltagged: letters
(Zephaniah the priest, however, had read this letter to Jeremiah the prophet.)
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the letter
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write in a book all the words that I have spoken to you.
- סֵֽפֶר׃sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a book
I signed and sealed the deed, called in witnesses, and weighed out the silver on the scales.
- בַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙baseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the document
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
and I gave this deed to Baruch son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, in the sight of my cousin Hanamel and the witnesses who were signing the purchase agreement and all the Jews sitting in the courtyard of the guard.
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the document
- בְּסֵ֣פֶרbeseferpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: on document of
“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Take these deeds—both the sealed copy and the open copy of the deed of purchase—and put them in a clay jar to preserve them for a long time.
- הַסְּפָרִ֣יםhasefarimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraltagged: the documents
- סֵפֶר֩sefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
- סֵ֤פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
Fields will be purchased with silver, and deeds will be signed, sealed, and witnessed in the land of Benjamin, in the areas surrounding Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah—the cities of the hill country, the foothills, and the Negev—because I will restore them from captivity, declares the LORD.”
- בַּסֵּ֥פֶר׀baseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: on the document
“Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.
- סֵפֶר֒sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a document
So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and at the dictation of Jeremiah, Baruch wrote on a scroll all the words that the LORD had spoken to Jeremiah.
- סֵֽפֶר׃sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a document
So Baruch son of Neriah did everything that Jeremiah the prophet had commanded him. In the house of the LORD he read the words of the LORD from the scroll.
- בַסֵּ֛פֶרvaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the scroll
From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.
- בַּסֵּ֛פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the scroll
When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
- הַסֵּֽפֶר׃haseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
- בַּסֵּ֖פֶרbaseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the scroll
“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
- הַסֵּ֖פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to the scribe Baruch son of Neriah, and at Jeremiah’s dictation he wrote on it all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many similar words were added to them.
- הַסֵּ֔פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
- סֵ֙פֶר֙sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
Jeremiah had written on a single scroll about all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that had been written concerning Babylon.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a scroll
When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
- הַסֵּ֣פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Ezekiel
one use
Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
- סֵֽפֶר׃sefernoun · masculine singulartagged: a document
Daniel
five uses
young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.
- סֵ֖פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: writing
To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. And Daniel had insight into all kinds of visions and dreams.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singulartagged: writing
in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
- בַּסְּפָרִ֑יםbasefarimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluraltagged: in the scrolls
“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.
- בַּסֵּֽפֶר׃baseferpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singulartagged: in the scroll
But you, Daniel, shut up these words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will roam to and fro, and knowledge will increase.”
- הַסֵּ֖פֶרhaseferthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singulartagged: the scroll
Nahum
one use
This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
- סֵ֧פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: document of
Malachi
one use
At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- סֵ֣פֶרsefernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: a document of
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