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

Result
הַ + סֹּ + פֵר֙
ha + so + fer
hasofer

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Samekhs as in sit
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Pep with dagesh; f without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    ha-so-FER

  2. phraseyour reading level

    sha-FAN ha-so-FER

  3. 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

  4. 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 context2 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.