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H5609 H5609
Prep-b | N-msc  |  5× in 1 sense
book, written record (Aramaic); a scroll or register used for official documentation
The Aramaic cognate of Hebrew sepher, this noun denotes a written document, book, or official record. In Ezra it refers to royal archives and the book of Moses, while in Daniel 7:10 the plural describes heavenly books opened at the divine tribunal. The term underscores the ancient Near Eastern practice of meticulous record-keeping, whether for imperial administration or sacred law.
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Senses
1. sense 1 — A written document or official record — used for royal archives (Ezra 4:15; 6:1) and the book of the Law of Moses (Ezra 6:18). Spanish 'libro' and French 'livre' consistently render this as 'book,' while English translations use 'book' or 'records,' pointing to the administrative and legal function of the term. In Daniel 7:10 the plural 'sifrin' denotes heavenly books of judgment opened before the Ancient of Days. 5×
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AR["السِّجِلَّات", "سِفْر", "فِي-سِفْرِ", "فِي-سِفْرِ-", "وَ-الْأَسْفَارُ"]·ben["-পুস্তকে", "-পুস্তকে-", "এবং-পুস্তক", "গ্রন্থের"]·DE["Schreiber", "[וספרין]", "[ספריא]", "in-Schreiber"]·EN["and-books", "in-book-of", "in-the-book-of", "the-archives"]·FR["dans-le-livre", "et-livre", "livre"]·heb["ב-ספר", "ו-ספרים", "ספר", "ספריא"]·HI["और-पुस्तकें", "पुस्तक-में", "पुस्तकालय"]·ID["arsip", "dan-kitab-kitab", "di-dalam-kitab", "kitab"]·IT["[וספרין]", "libro", "nel-libro"]·jav["catatan", "ing-buku", "ing-kitab", "lan-kitab-kitab", "pustaka"]·KO["그-책들", "그리고-책들이", "에-책", "에-책-", "책"]·PT["e-os-livros", "no-livro-de", "o-livro-de", "os-rolos"]·RU["в-книге", "в-книге-", "и-книги", "книг"]·ES["en-el-libro-de", "en-libro-de", "en-libro-de-", "los-libros", "y-los-libros"]·SW["katika-kitabu", "katika-kitabu-cha", "na-vitabu", "ya-vitabu"]·TR["kitabinda", "kitabinda-", "kitaplarin", "ve-kitaplar"]·urd["اور-کتابیں", "بِ-کتاب", "بِ-کتاب-", "کتاب", "کتابوں-کے"]
Ezra 4:15, Ezra 4:15, Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:18, Dan 7:10
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† סְפַר n.m. Dn 7:10 book (v. BH סֵ֫פֶד);—cstr. ס׳ דָּכְרָנַיָּא Ezr 4:15(×2), ס׳ משֶׁה 6:18; pl. abs. סִפְרִין Dn 7:10 books (of records, v. Dr); emph. בֵּית סִפְדַיָּא Ezr 6:1 house of records.