se.pher H5612

סֵ֫פֶר (se.pher) means “scroll: document” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

סֵ֫פֶר Hebrew · H5612 186 tagged occurrences in 174 verses

Pronunciation guide: say'-fer Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5612A

סֵ֫פֶר · se.pher · scroll: document

: document 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

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TBESH · H5612B

סִפְרָה · siph.rah · scroll

book

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TBESH · H5612H

סֵ֫פֶר · se.pher · scroll: book

: book 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

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TBESH · H5612I

סֵ֫פֶר · se.pher · scroll: read

: read 1) missive, document, writing, book 1a) missive 1a1) letter (of instruction), written order, commission, request, written decree 1b) legal document, certificate of divorce, deed of purchase, indictment, sign 1c) book, scroll 1c1) book of prophecies 1c2) genealogical register 1c3) law-book 1c4) book (of poems) 1c5) book (of kings) 1c6) books of the canon, scripture 1c7) record book (of God) 1d) book-learning, writing 1d1) be able to read (after verb 'to know')

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (H9 (אֲבֵדָה))), from H5608 (סָפַר); properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

KJV glosses: bill, book, evidence, [idiom] learn(-ed) (-ing), letter, register, scroll.

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How translators render H5612

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
the book	62
book	15
in the book	11
letters	9
of the book	6
letter	5
a book	3
a certificate	3
a scroll	3
from the book	3
from the scroll	3
on a scroll	3
the deed	3
the letter	3
the scroll	3
a letter	2
in a book	2
in the letters	2
it	2
of the scroll	2
scroll	2
agreement	1
an indictment	1
and deeds	1
and literature	1
and the letter	1
and the letters	1
books	1
certificate	1
copy	1
deed	1
deeds	1
from the sacred books	1
in a scroll	1
in the letter	1
in your book	1
into the record	1
is the book	1
like a scroll	1
of literature	1
of my book	1
of the letter	1
or if the scroll	1
out of the book	1
register	1
so a scroll	1
the documents	1
the letters	1
them	1
this deed	1
when the letter	1
with the document	1
your book	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
in the book	69
the book	15
of the book	10
in this book	9
in a book	8
letters	8
of a book	4
the evidence	4
the letter	4
a letter	3
her a bill	3
the letters	3
this book	3
a book	2
in the letters	2
me a book	2
of this book	2
out of the book	2
a register	1
also letters	1
and a book	1
and in thy book	1
and it came to pass when the letter	1
and the book	1
and the letters	1
and this evidence	1
as a scroll	1
book	1
books	1
by books	1
by letters	1
evidences	1
in all learning	1
in the letter	1
it in a book	1
me i pray thee out of thy book	1
not in thy book	1
now as soon as this letter	1
now when this letter	1
of my book	1
of the letter	1
the bill	1
the learning	1
these evidences	1
this evidence	1
this letter	1
to him that is not learned	1
unto the book	1
unto thee in a book	1

Verses containing H5612

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Jeremiah 32:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
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Jeremiah 32:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
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.
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Jeremiah 32:14 · BSB · 3 occurrences
“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.
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Jeremiah 32:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After I had given the deed of purchase to Baruch son of Neriah, I prayed to the LORD:
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Jeremiah 32:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Jeremiah 36:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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Jeremiah 36:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Jeremiah 36:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Jeremiah 36:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Jeremiah 36:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When Micaiah son of Gemariah, the son of Shaphan, heard all the words of the LORD from the scroll,
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Jeremiah 36:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Micaiah reported to them all the words he had heard Baruch read from the scroll in the hearing of the people.
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Jeremiah 36:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“It was at his dictation,” Baruch replied. “He recited all these words to me and I wrote them in ink on the scroll.”
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Jeremiah 36:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Jeremiah 45:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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:
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Jeremiah 51:60 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Jeremiah 51:63 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and cast it into the Euphrates.
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Ezekiel 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then I looked and saw a hand reaching out to me, and in it was a scroll,
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Daniel 1:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Daniel 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Daniel 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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Daniel 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“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.
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Daniel 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.”
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Nahum 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This is the burden against Nineveh, the book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite:
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Malachi 3:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
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.
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