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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5613. סָפַר (capher) -- To count, recount, relate, declare, number</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5613.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ezra/7-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5613.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5613</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612">◄</a> 5613. capher <a href="../hebrew/5613a.htm" title="5613a">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">capher: To count, recount, relate, declare, number</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">סָפֵר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>capher<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sah-fer<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(saw-fare')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To count, recount, relate, declare, number<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a scribe<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1984 (epangellomai):</b> To announce, declare<p> - <b>G705 (arithmeo):</b> To count, number<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "capher" primarily means to count or number. It is used in various contexts to denote the act of counting, recounting, or declaring something. This verb can also imply the act of relating or narrating a account or event. In the biblical context, it often refers to the enumeration of people, recounting of events, or declaring God's works and decrees.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, counting and recounting were significant activities, especially in the context of genealogies, censuses, and the recounting of God's mighty acts. The act of numbering was not merely a mathematical exercise but often carried spiritual and communal significance. For example, the census was a way to organize the community for military or religious purposes. Recounting God's deeds was a way to preserve history and instill faith in future generations.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">סָפֵר</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>secretary, scribe</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> Syriac; Biblical Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">סֹפֵר</font>); — emphatic <font class="hebrew2">סָֽפְרָא</font> <em>the secretary</em>, Persian official, <a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-8.htm">Ezra 4:8</a>,9,17,23; construct <font class="hebrew2">סָפַר</font> <em>the scribe</em> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-12.htm">Ezra 7:12</a>,21, of Ezra as learned in God's law. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>scribe <p>(Aramaic) from the same as <a href="/hebrew/5609.htm">cphar</a>; a scribe (secular or sacred) -- scribe. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5609.htm">cphar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>סָֽפְרָ֔א סָפְרָ֖א סָפַ֤ר סָפַ֨ר ספר ספרא sā·p̄ar sā·p̄ə·rā saFar safeRa sāp̄ar sāp̄ərā<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ <b> סָֽפְרָ֔א </b> כְּתַ֛בוּ אִגְּרָ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> wrote<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> wrote<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chancellor and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> wrote A letter<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טְעֵ֗ם וְשִׁמְשַׁי֙ <b> סָֽפְרָ֔א </b> וּשְׁאָ֖ר כְּנָוָתְה֑וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> and the rest<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe,</span> and the rest<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chancellor and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> and the rest of their colleagues<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">טְעֵם֙ וְשִׁמְשַׁ֣י <b> סָֽפְרָ֔א </b> וּשְׁאָר֙ כְּנָוָ֣תְה֔וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe,</span> and to the rest<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and [to] Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe,</span> and [to] the rest<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> chancellor to Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> the rest of their colleagues<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 4:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְח֛וּם וְשִׁמְשַׁ֥י <b> סָפְרָ֖א </b> וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן אֲזַ֨לוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> and their colleagues,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe,</span> and their companions,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Rehum and Shimshai <span class="itali">the scribe</span> and their colleagues went<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְעֶזְרָ֣א כָ֠הֲנָא <b> סָפַ֨ר </b> דָּתָ֜א דִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the priest, <span class="itali">the scribe</span> of the law<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the priest, <span class="itali">a scribe</span> of the law<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Ezra the priest <span class="itali">the scribe</span> of the law forasmuch<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 7:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶזְרָ֨א כָהֲנָ֜ה <b> סָפַ֤ר </b> דָּתָא֙ דִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the priest, <span class="itali">the scribe</span> of the law<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the priest, <span class="itali">the scribe</span> of the law<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/7-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ezra the priest <span class="itali">the scribe</span> of the law who<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5613.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5613.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5613<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/safar_5613.htm">sā·p̄ar — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/safera_5613.htm">sā·p̄ə·rā — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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