5618. Sophereth
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Sophereth: Sophereth

Original Word: סוֹפֶרֶת
Part of Speech: Proper Name Feminine
Transliteration: Sophereth
Pronunciation: soh-feh-reth
Phonetic Spelling: (so-feh'-reth)
Definition: Sophereth
Meaning: Sophereth

Word Origin: Derived from the root סָפַר (saphar), meaning "to count" or "to recount."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Sophereth, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. However, the Greek term for "scribe" or "writer," γραμματεύς (grammateus), shares a conceptual link to the root of Sophereth.

Usage: Sophereth is a proper noun used as a name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of a family or group of temple servants who returned from the Babylonian exile with Zerubbabel. The name itself may imply a connection to scribal or administrative duties, given its root meaning related to counting or recounting.

Cultural and Historical Background: The return from Babylonian exile was a significant event in Jewish history, marking the restoration of the Jewish community in Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple. The temple servants, or Nethinim, were a group assigned to assist the Levites in the service of the temple. Their roles were crucial in re-establishing the religious practices and maintaining the temple's operations. The mention of Sophereth among these servants highlights the importance of every group and family in the collective effort to restore worship in Jerusalem.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as sepher
Definition
father of some returning exiles
NASB Translation
Hassophereth (1), Sophereth (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סֹפֶ֫רֶת proper name, masculine in ׳בְּנֵיהַֿמּ Ezra 2:55 a family of returned exiles (ᵐ5 Ασεφηραθ, A Ασεφοραθ, ᵐ5L Ασωφερεθ) = ׳בְּנֵיסֿ Nehemiah 7:57 (ᵐ5 Σαφαραθ(ι) ᵐ5L Ασοφερεθ).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Sophereth

Feminine active participle of caphar; a scribe (properly, female); Sophereth, a temple servant -- Sophereth.

see HEBREW caphar

Forms and Transliterations
הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת הספרת סוֹפֶ֖רֶת סופרת has·sō·p̄e·reṯ hassoFeret hassōp̄ereṯ sō·w·p̄e·reṯ soFeret sōwp̄ereṯ
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:55
HEB: סֹטַ֥י בְּנֵי־ הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֥י פְרוּדָֽא׃
NAS: the sons of Hassophereth, the sons
KJV: the children of Sophereth, the children
INT: of Sotai the sons of Hassophereth the sons of Peruda

Nehemiah 7:57
HEB: סוֹטַ֥י בְּנֵי־ סוֹפֶ֖רֶת בְּנֵ֥י פְרִידָֽא׃
NAS: the sons of Sophereth, the sons
KJV: the children of Sophereth, the children
INT: of Sotai the sons of Sophereth the sons of Perida

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5618
2 Occurrences


has·sō·p̄e·reṯ — 1 Occ.
sō·w·p̄e·reṯ — 1 Occ.
















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