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ספרות

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ספרות¹

  • /sifˈʁut/ Modern Israeli, standard
  • /safˈʁut/ Modern Israeli, proscribed

Where it comes from

Formed in Medieval Hebrew from סֵפֶר (séfer, “a book”) + ־וּת (-út). The standard pronunciation, סִפְרוּת (sifrút /⁠sifˈʁut⁠/), reflects the derivation from the stem סִפְר־, as seen in forms such as סִפְרִי (sifrí, “related to books”) and סִפְרֵי־ (sifréi, “books of”). The alternative pronunciation סַפְרוּת (safrút /⁠safˈʁut⁠/) is influenced by the older sense "the craft of a scribe", itself ultimately from Aramaic סָפְרוּתָא. The Academy of the Hebrew Language prescribes סִפְרוּת (sifrút /⁠sifˈʁut⁠/).

noun סִפְרוּת · sifrút · סִפְרוּיוֹת · סִפְרוּת־ · סִפְרוּתִי

  1. uncountable, usually literature
  2. uncountable, usually the craft of the scribe

ספרות²

  • /sapaˈʁut/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From סַפָּר (sapár, “a hairdresser, a barber”) + ־וּת (-ut, “-ness, -ity”).

noun סַפָּרוּת · saparút

  1. uncountable, usually barbering (the trade of shaving and cutting hair)

ספרות³

  • /sfaˈʁot/ Modern Israeli

noun סְפָרוֹת · s'farót

  1. indefinite, plural, uncountable, usually plural indefinite form of סִפְרָה (sifrá): digits

ספרות⁴

  • /sifˈʁot/ Modern Israeli

noun סִפְרוֹת־ · sifrót

  1. construct, plural, uncountable, usually plural construct state form of סִפְרָה (sifrá): digits of

ספרות⁵

  • /sˈfeʁot/ Modern Israeli

noun סְפֵרוֹת · sférot

  1. indefinite, plural, uncountable, usually plural indefinite form of סְפֵרָה (sféra): spheres

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"ספרות." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ספרות},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A1%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}