2 Kings 22:10:32 Kgs.22.10.W3TAB
הַסֹּפֵר֙
hasofer
“the scribe”
- Transliteration
- ha-so-FER
- Extended
- hah-soh-FEER
- 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-so-FER
- phraseyour reading level
sha-FAN ha-so-FER
- clause
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN
- sentence
va-yag-GED sha-FAN ha-so-FER la-ME-lekh le-MOR SE-fer na-TAN LI khil-ki-YA ha-ko-HEN va-yik-ra-E-HU sha-FAN lif-NE ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The noun sêper {סֵפֶר | sêper} ‘book’ is the thematic focus, with Hilkiah the priest as source.
Root and etymology
Roots-p-r
“to count”
In context — 2 Kings 22:10
And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, “A book was given to me by Hilkiah the priest.” And Shaphan read it before the king.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 22:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 22:10, so the Hebrew word הַסֹּפֵר֙ (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.22.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.22.10.W3.S1) and character.