The meaning of “סָפַר”
Understanding çâphar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
סָפַר
commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer. - 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 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 n m 2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe 2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary 2b) learned man, scribe
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Devotional Reflection
How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'סָפַר' deepen your understanding of Genesis 37:10?