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ספר

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See also: ספֿר

Aramaic

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Verb

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ספר (transliteration needed)

  1. to shave
  2. to narrate

Hebrew

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Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)
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Etymology 1

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    Possibly borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, message, report). Compare Aramaic סִפְרָא (sip̄rā, book) and Arabic سِفْر (sifr, book).

    Noun

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    סֵפֶר (séferm (plural indefinite סְפָרִים, singular construct סֵפֶר־, plural construct סִפְרֵי־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

    1. book
    2. (archaic) a writing
      Synonyms: כְּתִיבָה (ktivá), כְּתָב (katáv)
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    Etymology 2

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      סַפָּר (sapárm [pattern: קַטָּל]

      1. barber
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      Etymology 3

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        Compare Ugaritic 𐎒𐎔𐎗 (spr /⁠sapara⁠/, to count, number; to recite), 𐎒𐎔𐎗 (spr, number, inventory), 𐎎𐎒𐎔𐎗 (mspr, recitation, story, talk), Ge'ez ሰፈረ (säfärä, to measure), Amharic ሰፈረ (säffärä, to measure, to count).

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        Verb

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        סָפַר (safár) (pa'al construction)

        1. to count
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        Verb

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        סִפֵּר (sipér)

        1. defective spelling of סיפר (to tell).

        Verb

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        סֻפַּר (supár) (pu'al construction)

        1. defective spelling of סופר (to be told)

        Etymology 4

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        Pronunciation

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        Noun

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        סְפָר (sfárm

        1. border, frontier

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