ספר
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ספר¹
- /ˈsipr/
- /ˈseː.fɛr/
- [ˈseː.fɛʀ]
- /ˈse.far/
- [ˈseː.fær]
- /ˈse.fer/
- /ˈsej.fɛr/
- /ˈsaj.fɛr/
- /ˈse.feʁ/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Likely borrowed from Akkadian 𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum, “message, report”).
Compare Aramaic סִפְרָא (sip̄rā, “book”) and Arabic سِفْر (sifr, “book”).
ספר²
- /sapˈpaːr/
- /sapˈpɔːr/
- [sapˈpʰɔːʀ]
- /sapˈpɔr/
- [sæpˈpʰɔːr]
- /saˈpar/ West
- /sapˈpar/ East
- /saˈpɔr/
- /saˈpar/ Modern Israeli
noun סַפָּר · sapár
- barber
ספר³
- /saːˈpar/
- /sɔːˈfar/
- [sɔːˈfaːʀ]
- /sɔˈfar/
- [sɔːˈfæːr]
- /saˈfar/
- /saˈfar/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
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”).
verb סָפַר · safár · לספור · לִסְפֹּר · סְפִירָה · סָפוּר
- to count
verb סִפֵּר · sipér
- defective spelling of סיפר (“to tell”).
verb סֻפַּר · supár
- defective spelling of סופר (“to be told”)
ספר⁴
- /ˈsfɔːr/
- [saˈfɔːʀ]
- /səˈfɔːr/
- [sæˈfɔːr]
- /seˈfar/
- /səˈfɔr/
- /ˈsfar/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Compare Akkadian [script needed] (supuru, “wall, fence”) and Aramaic סְפָרָא (“beach”).
In English
Talk about this word "ספר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ספר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8 "ספר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8.Cite this
@misc{micwyn_2026,
title = {ספר},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
