סֵפֶר

H5612. sepher
סֵ֫פֶר185 noun masculineIsa 29:11 missive, document, writing, book (probably ancient loan-word from Assyrian šipru, missive, message DlHWB 683, Tel Amarna šipru, šipirtu, id. WklTA Gloss; √ šâpâru, send, send message or letter DlHWB 683, Wkll.c., whence also sâpiru, writer, and (perhaps) ruler, šapirûtu, rule; see HomAufsätze (1892), 34 BuhlLex 13; perhaps compare Arabic go forth to journey, II. send on a journey Lane1370; Late Hebrew סֵפֶר = Biblical Hebrew; so Aramaic סִיפְרָא ; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic SchwIdioticon 64; Arabic ); — ׳ס absolute 2Sa 11:14 +; construct Exo 24:7 +; suffix סִפְרִי Exo 32:33, סִפְרְךָ Exo 32:33; Psa 139:16; plural סְפָרִים 1Ki 21:8 +; —
1 missive:
a. letter of instruction, written order, commission, or request, usually from king, 2Sa 11:14-15, 1Ki 21:8 (twice in verse); 1Ki 21:9, 1Ki 21:11; 2Ki 5:5-6, (twice in verse); 2Ki 5:7; 2Ki 10:1-2, 2Ki 10:6, 2Ki 10:7; 2Ki 19:14 = Isa 37:14 compare 2Ch 32:17; 2Ki 20:12 = Isa 39:1; = written decree for publication Est 1:22; Est 3:13; Est 8:5; Est 9:20, Est 9:25, Est 9:30 ( = אִגֶּרֶת Est 9:25; Est 9:29, see above), compare הָרֶכֶשׁ רֹכְבֵי בַּסּוּסִים הָרָצִים בְּיִד סְפָרִים וַיִּשְׁלַח Est 8:10. — [ס ׳כָּתַב 2Sa 11:15; 1Ki 21:8; 2Ki 10:1, 2Ki 10:6; 2Ch 32:17; בַּסּ ׳כָּתַב (of specific contents) 2Sa 11:15; 1Ki 21:9, 1Ki 21:11; ׳אֶתהַֿסּ קָרָא 2Ki 5:7 read the letter]. —
b. from prophet Jer 29:1, other influential persons Jer 29:25; Jer 29:29 .
2 legal document, ׳ס כְּרִיתֻת certificate of divorce Deu 24:1, Deu 24:3and (figurative) Jer 3:8; Isa 50:1; ׳ס הַמִּקְנָה deed of purchase Jer 32:11-12, (strike out article), Jer 32:12; Jer 32:14; Jer 32:16, compare ׳בַּסּ Jer 32:10, הַסְּפָרִים Jer 32:14 (si vera lectio; strike out ᵐ5 Gie compare Gf), סֵפֶר Jer 32:16b; Jer 32:44; ׳ס = indictment Job 31:35 (object of כָּתַב; בְּ ׳כָּתַב = sign Jer 32:10, Jer 32:12, Jer 32:44).
3 book, or scroll, in which something is written to preserve it for future use Exo 17:14 (E), Jos 18:9 (JE), 1Sa 10:25; Isa 30:8; Job 19:23 +; in form of roll, compare הַשָּׁמַיִם כַּסֵּפֶר וְנָגֹ֫לוּ Isa 34:4, ׳הַסּ הֶחָתוּם Isa 29:11-12, (see Jeremiah 36, etc., below); particular:
a. book of prophecies Jer 25:13; Jer 30:2 Jer 30:6t. Jeremiah 36; Dan 12:4; ׳ס נַחוּם חֲזוֺן Nah 1:1; י ׳סֵפֶר Isa 34:4; so סֵפֶר מְגִלַּת Jer 36:2, Jer 36:4 (= מְגִלָּה Jer 36:6 Jer 36:6t.; with many columns, דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23), Eze 2:9, compare Psa 40:8.
b. geneal. register, תּוֺלְדוֺת ׳ס Gen 5:1 (P), ׳ס הַיַּ֫חַשׂ Neh 7:5.
c. law-book, ׳ס הַבְּרִית Exo 24:7 (E), 2Ki 23:2 2Ch 34:30; 2Ki 23:21; ׳ס הַתּוֺרָה Deu 28:61; Deu 29:20; Deu 30:10; Deu 31:26; Jos 1:8; Jos 8:34 (all D), 2Ki 22:8 2Ch 34:15; 2Ki 22:11; Neh 8:3; ׳ס אֱלֹהִים תּוֺרַת Jos 24:26 (E), Neh 8:8 (reading ׳ס תּוֺרַת, so ᵐ5, compare TalmudNedarim37b), Neh 8:18; Neh 9:3; ׳ס י ׳תּוֺרַת2Ch 17:9; 2Ch 34:14; ׳ס משֶׁה תּוֺרַת Jos 8:31; Jos 23:6 (both D), 2Ki 14:6; Neh 8:1; ׳ס משֶׁה2Ch 25:4; 2Ch 35:12; Neh 13:1.
d. book of poems, ׳ס י ׳מִלְחֲמֹת Num 21:14 (JE), ׳ס הַיָּשָׁר Jos 10:13 (JE), 2Sa 1:18.
e. book concerned with kings, ׳ס שְׁלֹמֹה דֵּבְרֵי 1Ki 11:41, and especially ׳ס וגו לְמַלְכֵי הַיָּמִים ׳דּבְרֵי 1Ki 14:19, 1Ki 14:29 1Ki 14:31t. Kings (18 t. of Israel, 15 t. of Judah), compare Est 10:2 (of Media and Persia); also דָּוִיד ׳ס לַמֶּלֶךְ הַיָּמִים דִּבְרֵי 1Ch 27:24 (reading ׳ס for ᵐ5 מִסְמָּד, KitHpt); ׳ס וְיִשְׂרָאֵל לִיהוּדָה הַמְּלָכִים2Ch 16:11; וְיִשׁ ׳יְהוּדָה ׳ס מַלְכֵי2Ch 25:26; 2Ch 28:26; 2Ch 32:32; ׳ס ׳מ ׳יִשׂ וִיהוּדָה2Ch 27:7; 2Ch 35:27; 2Ch 36:8; ׳ס ׳מ ׳יִשׂ 1Ch 9:1; 2Ch 20:34; ס מִדְרַשׁ ׳הָמְּלָכִים2Ch 24:27; also ׳ס הַיָּמִים דִּבְרֵי Neh 12:23; Est 2:23; ׳ס הַיָּמִים דִּבְרֵי הַזִּכְרֹנוֺת Est 6:1.
f. once בַּסְּפָרִים Dan 9:2 by means of the Scriptures (canonical books) compare Ew Meinh Bev MartiKau.
g. God's record-book, Psa 139:16, ׳ס זִכָּרוֺן Mal 3:16; God's register of living, Exo 32:32-33, (E), ׳ס חַיִּים Psa 69:29; ׳הַסּ Dan 12:1 (citizens of Messianic kingdom).
4 ׳ס = book-learning, especially writing: סֵּפֶר (הַ) יָדַע Isa 29:11-12, (twice in verse) (of abilityto read); so כַּשְׂדִּים וּלְשׁוֺן סֵפֶר לְלַמְּדָם Dan 1:4 to teach them the writing and speech of the Chaldeans (on construction see Ges§ 128a); more Generally בְּכָלסֿ ׳הַשְׂכִּיל וְחָכְמָה Dan 1:17. — [סֵפֶר book is joined with verbs thus: it is written (יִכָּפֶב) Mal 3:16; a thing is written ׳בַּסּ Exo 17:14 20t., ׳עַלסֿ 2Sa 1:18 50t. ( + Jer 36:32; בַדְּיוֺ with ink Jer 36:18), ׳אֶלסֿ Jer 30:2; Jer 51:60; conversely ס מֵעַל ׳דָּרַשׁ Isa 34:16, ס מֵעַל ׳שָׁמַע Jer 36:11; see also ׳בַּסּ וְיֻחָ֑קוּ Job 19:23 inscribe in a book, ׳עָלסֿ חֻקָּהּ Isa 30:8 (|| עַללֿוּחַ כָּתְבָהּ); מִסּ ׳מָחָה blot out of a book Exo 32:32-33, Psa 69:29; אֶתהַֿסּ ׳קָרָא Jer 51:63 read the book, scroll, but usually בְס ׳קָרָא Jer 36:8, Jer 36:10, Jer 36:13; Neh 8:8; Neh 8:18; Neh 9:3; Neh 13:1]. — ׳ס in ס ׳קִרְיַת, see ׳ק
[סִפְרָה] noun feminine book; — suffix בְּסִפְרָתֶ֑ךָ הֲלאֹ Psa 56:9 (compare סֵפֶר 3g); strike out as gloss Bi Che Hup-Now Du. — compare also [סְפֹרָה] below