סָפַר
sa.pharVerbH5608
to recount
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
Full Lexicon Entry
v 1) to count, recount, relate 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to count (things) 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse 1c2) to talk 1c3) to count exactly or accurately 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
129 timesAppears 129 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Psalms
19
Jeremiah
16
2 Kings
12
Genesis
11
Isaiah
8
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 16:24
- 2 Kings 22:10
- Genesis 24:66
- Jeremiah 36:10
- Leviticus 23:16
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