BDB5695
סָפַר107 verb count, Pi`el recount, relate (probably ancient denominative from סֵפֶר; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3651] measure Di404); —
Qal27
Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳
ס
2Sam 24:10
, 2 masculine singular סָפַרְתָּה
Ps 56:9,
וְסָפַרְתָּ֫
Lev 25:8, etc.;
Imperfect
יִסְפֹּר
Ps 87:6 + Job 38:37
where read probably יִסְפֹּר (Bu) for
ᵑ0
יְסַפֵּר, יִסְפּוֺר
Job 31:4,
וַיִּסְפֹּר
2Chr 2:1; 2Chr 2:16,
suffix וַיִּסְפְּרֵם
Ezra 1:8 2
masculine singular תִּסְפֹּר
Job 39:2,
תִּסְפּוֺר
Job 14:16,
תִּסְפָּרֿ
Deut 16:9,
etc.; Imperative masculine singular סְפֹר
Gen 15:5
masculine plural סִפְרוּ
1Chr 21:2;
Ps 48:13
Infinitive construct
לִסְפֹּר
Gen 15:5 + 2 t.;
Participle
סֹפֵר
Isa 33:18
(twice in verse) (see also סֹפֵר
n. below); —
1.
count things, to learn their number, with accusative, Gen 15:5 (twice in verse) (
J
)
2Sam 24:10 + 10 t. (+ accusative of cognate meaning with verb 2Chr 2:16); accusative omitted
Gen 41:49
(
E
); + ל (dativus commodi [dative of benefit] or ethicus [of interest]), Lev 15:13
; Lev 15:28
; Lev
23:15;
Lev 25:8 (all PH), Deut 16:9; Ezek 44:26; Ezra 1:8; Ps 87:6; Isa 33:8 (absolute), Isa 33:18 (but text
suspicious, conjectures in Du
CheHpt).
2.
number = take account of, carefully observe and consider, reckon:
צְעָדַי תִּסְפּוֺר
Job 14:16
of my steps thou takest account, so Job 31:4 see also Job 38:37 (compare above);
נֹדִי סָפַרַתַּה
Ps 56:9
my wandering hast thou reckoned, taken into account (
Che reads סִפַּרְתִּי after
ᵐ5
).
Niph`al
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסָּפֵר
Hos 2:1 + 4
t.; 3 masculine plural יִסָּֽפְרוּ
1Kgs 8:5;
2Chr 5:6,
וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ
1Chr 23:3
— be counted, numbered usually with negative, to indicate multitude, מֵרֹב
׳
לֹא יִסּ
Gen 16:10
(
J
) it is not to be counted, for multitude, so Gen 32:13 (
J
), 1Kgs
3:8 (|| יִמָּנֶה לֹא), 1Kgs 8:5 (+ id.), 2Chr 5:6 (+ id.
); compare Hos
2:1 (+ יִמַּד לֹאֿ), Jer 33:22 (|| לֹא
יִמַּד); positively, only וַיִּסָּֽפְרוּ
הַלְּוִיִּם
1Chr 23:3
.
Pi`el67
Perfect 1 singular סִפַּ֫רְתִּי
Ps
119:26, סִפַּ֑רְתִּי Ps 119:13 3 plural סִפְּרוּ
Judg 6:13
+ 3 t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְסַפֵּר
Job
38:37 +, 1 singular אֲסַפֵּר
Ps 22:18
+; cohortative אֲסַפֵּ֑רָה
Job 15:7
1 plural וַנְּסַפֶּרֿ
Exod 10:2
, etc.; Imperative
סַפֵּר
Isa
43:26, etc.; Infinitive construct
(לְ) סַפֵּר
Ps 50:16
+ 5 t.; Participle
מְסַפֵּר
Judg 7:13
; 2Kgs
8:5 plural מְסַפְּרִים
Ps 19:2
; Ps 78:4
— recount, rehearse, declare:
1.
recount something (accusative) to (לְ person) Judg 6:13; Judg 7:13
; Gen
24:66 (
J
), 1Sam
11:5 + 18 t. (of rehearsing glorious
deeds of ׳
י
Ps 44:2
; Ps
73:28;
Ps 78:3; Ps
78:4;
Ps 79:13); with
accusative + בְּ local Ezek 12:16, elsewhere of rehearsing name or
praise of ׳
י
Exod 9:16
(
J
) Ps
9:15;
Ps 96:3 = 1Chr 16:24; Ps 102:22;
Jer
51:10 with accusative alone Ps 9:2; Ps 19:2; Ps 119:13 (+
בְּ instrumental), Ps 145:6 + 8 t. Psalms + Isa 43:21, all of
rehearsing praise of ׳
י; compare עָֽצְמוּ מִסַּפֵּר
Ps 40:6
they are too great to rehearse with accusative also Jer 23:28; Jer
23:32; Job 15:17; Job 28:27; Ps 119:26
accusative omitted Isa 43:26, with לְ person Gen 40:8 (
E
) + 6 t., with אֶלֿ person Gen 37:10 (
E
), with בְּאָזְנֵי
Exod 10:2
with
כְּמוֺ
(q. v.) Ps 73:15 with אֶלֿ
concerning
Ps 2:7,
compare Ps
69:27 (
ᵐ5
ᵑ6
Ew
Ol
Gr
Bi
Che
Bae
add; in that case read יֹסִ֑פוּ); with עַלֿ
concerning + לְ person Joel 1:3.
2. apparently, in weakened sense, talk
Ps 59:13
; Ps
64:6 (with ל
concerning), Ps 73:15 (with כְּמוֺ).
3.
count exactly, accurately
אֲסַפֵּר כָּלעַֿצְמוֺתָ֑י
Ps
22:18
I can count exactly all my bones (in wasted body). — Ps 40:6 see below
1, Job 38:37 read יִסְפֹּר.
Pu`al
be recounted, related, rehearsed: Perfect 3 masculine singular סֻפַּר
לְ
Isa
52:15
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְסֻפַּר לְ
Job
37:20 (clause as subject), + לְ
concerning
Ps
22:31 with בְּ local Ps 88:12 absolute יְסֻפָּ֑ר
Hab 1:5
.