2 Kings 18:37:62 Kgs.18.37.W6TAB
הַסֹּפֵ֜ר
hasofer
“the scribe”
- Transliteration
- ha-so-FER
- Extended
- hah-soh-FEHR
- IPA
- /has.soːˈfeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- the scribe
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ha-so-FER
- phraseyour reading level
ve-SHEV-na ha-so-FER
- clause
va-ya-VO e-le-ya-KIM BEN-khil-ki-YA a-SHER-al-ha-BA-yit ve-SHEV-na ha-so-FER ve-yo-AKH BEN-a-SAF ha-maz-KIR el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO e-le-ya-KIM BEN-khil-ki-YA a-SHER-al-ha-BA-yit ve-SHEV-na ha-so-FER ve-yo-AKH BEN-a-SAF ha-maz-KIR el-khiz-ki-YA-hu ke-ru-E ve-ga-DIM va-ya-GI-du LO div-RE rav-sha-KE
Root and etymology
s-p-rs-p-r
“to count, inscribe”
In context — 2 Kings 18:37
Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the house, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder came to Hezekiah with torn garments and reported to him the words of Rabshakeh .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Kings 18:37, so the Hebrew word הַסֹּפֵ֜ר (hasofer) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.18.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.37.W6.S1) and character.