Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5611 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סְפָר |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | the same as H5610 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | Cphar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sef-awr' |
| Meaning: | 1. Sephar, a place in Arabia |
| KJV Renderings: | Sephar. |
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II. [סְפָר] proper name [of a location] in South Arabia; — only with ה locative סְפָ֫רָה Gen 10:30, ᵐ5 Σωφηρα; usually indentified with ˆafâr ( [untranscribed source text 3654], pronounced [untranscribed source text 3655], [untranscribed source text 3656], according to Thes), ancient city of Himyarite kings ( Ptolemy Σαπφαρ μητρόπολις see SprengerAite Geogr. Arab. § 301 et pass.), so Thes TuComm. Gen. 2, 212, but dubious GlaserSkizze ii. 437, ס = צ improbable Dion the passage LagBN 61.
