Strong's Concordance H5608

Original Word: סָפַר
Transliteration: çâphar
Phonetic Spelling: saw-far'
a primitive root; properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate; commune, (ac-) count; declare, number, penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.

Usages throughout the bible

1 Chronicles 18:16 - And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; H5608

1 Chronicles 21:2 - And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number H5608 Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

1 Chronicles 23:3 - Now the Levites were numbered H5608 from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

1 Chronicles 24:6 - And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, H5608 one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 27:32 - Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: H5608 and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons:

2 Chronicles 2:2 - And Solomon told out H5608 threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

2 Chronicles 2:17 - And Solomon numbered H5608 all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered H5608 them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

2 Chronicles 5:6 - Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told H5608 nor numbered for multitude.

2 Chronicles 24:11 - Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe H5608 and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.

2 Chronicles 26:11 - Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war by bands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe H5608 and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

2 Chronicles 34:13 - Also they were over the bearers of burdens, and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites there were scribes, H5608 and officers, and porters.

2 Chronicles 34:15 - And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, H5608 I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

2 Chronicles 34:18 - Then Shaphan the scribe H5608 told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.

2 Chronicles 34:20 - And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, H5608 and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,

Ezra 1:8 - Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered H5608 them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

Ezra 7:6 - This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe H5608 in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

Ezra 7:11 - Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, H5608 even a scribe H5608 of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his statutes to Israel.

Nehemiah 8:1 - And all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the street that was before the water gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe H5608 to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

Nehemiah 8:4 - And Ezra the scribe H5608 stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.

Nehemiah 8:9 - And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, H5608 and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Nehemiah 8:13 - And on the second day were gathered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scribe, H5608 even to understand the words of the law.

Nehemiah 12:26 - These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. H5608

Nehemiah 12:36 - And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe H5608 before them.

Nehemiah 13:13 - And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, H5608 and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.

Esther 3:12 - Then were the king's scribes H5608 called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

Esther 5:11 - And Haman told H5608 them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

Esther 6:13 - And Haman told H5608 Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

Esther 8:9 - Then were the king's scribes H5608 called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.

Job 12:8 - Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare H5608 unto thee.

Job 14:16 - For now thou numberest H5608 my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin?

Job 15:17 - I will shew thee, hear me; and that which I have seen I will declare; H5608

Job 28:27 - Then did he see it, and declare H5608 it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

Job 31:4 - Doth not he see my ways, and count H5608 all my steps?

Job 37:20 - Shall it be told H5608 him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Job 38:37 - Who can number H5608 the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Job 39:2 - Canst thou number H5608 the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

Psalms 2:7 - I will declare H5608 the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

Psalms 9:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.]] I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth H5608 all thy marvellous works.

Psalms 9:14 - That I may shew forth H5608 all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

Psalms 19:1 - [[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] The heavens declare H5608 the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Psalms 22:17 - I may tell H5608 all my bones: they look and stare upon me.

Psalms 22:22 - I will declare H5608 thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

Psalms 22:30 - A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted H5608 to the Lord for a generation.

Psalms 26:7 - That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell H5608 of all thy wondrous works.

Psalms 40:5 - Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. H5608

Psalms 44:1 - [[To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.]] We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told H5608 us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Psalms 45:1 - [[To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.]] My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. H5608

Psalms 48:12 - Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell H5608 the towers thereof.

Psalms 48:13 - Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell H5608 it to the generation following.

Psalms 50:16 - But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare H5608 my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?