2. scribes, learned class — Scribes as a professional class or guild, especially in plural construct referring to groups of scribes attached to a court, temple, or administrative body. 6×
AR["الـ-سُفرِيّينَ","الكَتَبَةِ","كَاتِبَانِ","كُتَّابٌ","كُتَّابُ"]·ben["লেখক","লেখকদের","লেখকদের-","লেখকেরা","শাস্ত্রীদের"]·DE["[ספרי]","scribes","zaehlen"]·EN["scribes","scribes-of"]·FR["compter","scribes"]·heb["סופרים","ספרי","ספרים"]·HI["लेखक","लेखकों","शास्त्रियों-की","शास्त्री"]·ID["ahli-kitab-","juru-tulis","para-ahli-kitab","penulis-penulis"]·IT["contare","lo-scriba","scribi"]·jav["juru-serat","juru-tulis","para-juru-tulis","para-juru-tulis-"]·KO["글써들이","서기관들","서기관들의","의-서기관들이"]·PT["escribas","escribas-de"]·RU["писцов","писцы","писцы-"]·ES["escribas","escribas-de"]·SW["swopriym","waandishi"]·TR["kâtipler","kâtipleri","kâtipleri-","yazıcılar","yazıcıların"]·urd["منشی","کاتب","کاتبوں-کا"]
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Senses
1. scribe, royal secretary — A court official serving as secretary of state or royal recorder, responsible for administrative documents and official correspondence (e.g., Shaphan, Shebna, Baruch). 48×
AR["الـ-كَاتِبَ","الـ-كَاتِبُ","الكَاتِبَ","الكَاتِبُ","الْكَاتِبَ","الْكَاتِبُ","الْكَاتِبِ"]·ben["লেখক","লেখককে","লেখকের"]·DE["das-Buch","der-scribe","zaehlen"]·EN["the-elders","the-scribe","the-secretary"]·FR["compter","le-livre","le-scribe"]·heb["ה-סופר"]·HI["लेखक","शास्त्री","ह-सोफ़ेर"]·ID["panitera","panitera-itu","sang-panitera"]·IT["il-scriba","lo-scriba"]·jav["juru-tulis","juruseratipun","lan","sekretaris"]·KO["그-서기관과","그-서기관에게","그-서기관을","그-서기관이","서기관","서기관에게","서기관을","서기관의","서기관이요"]·PT["o-escriba"]·RU["-писца","писец","писца","писцу"]·ES["el-escriba"]·SW["cha-mwandishi","mwandishi"]·TR["yazici","yaziyi","yazıcı","yazıcının","yazıcıya","yazıcıyı"]·urd["منشی"]
Judg 5:14, 2 Sam 8:17, 2 Sam 20:25, 2 Kgs 12:10, 2 Kgs 18:18, 2 Kgs 18:37, 2 Kgs 19:2, 2 Kgs 22:3, 2 Kgs 22:8, 2 Kgs 22:9, 2 Kgs 22:10, 2 Kgs 22:12 (+36 more)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† סֹפֵר, סוֹפֵר n.m. ψ 45:2 enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe (proposes pt. of סָפַר; Aramaic סַפְרָא, ܣܳܦܪܳܐ id., cf. ܣܦܺܝܪ doctus, literatus; Old Aramaic ספרא id., Lzb330 Cook85; Ph. ספר Lzb330);—abs. סֹפֵר Ju 5:14 +, סוֹפֵר 2 S 8:17 +; cstr. סֹפֵר 2 K 12:11 + 2 times, + Je 52:25 (Gie GFM read הַסּ׳ as ‖ 2 K 25:19); pl. סֹפְרִים 1 K 4:3; Je 8:8, סוֹ׳ 1 Ch 2:55; 2 Ch 34:13; cstr.…