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H7158

H7158 — קִריַת סַנָּה קִריַת סֵפֶר

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HebrewQiryathName/l.Occurrences: 5

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Strong's Number:H7158
Word:קִריַת סַנָּה קִריַת סֵפֶר
Part of Speech:Name/l.
Etymology:from H7151 and a simpler feminine from the same as H5577, or (for the latter name) H5612
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:Qiryath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:Cannah (keer-yath' san-naw') (or Qiryath Cepher {keer-yath' say-fer}) n/l.
Meaning:1. city of branches, or of a book 2. Kirjath-Sannah or Kirjath-Sepher, a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:Kirjath-sannah, Kirjath-sepher.

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סֵ֫פֶר185 noun masculine Isa 29:11 missive, document, writing, book (probably ancient loan-word from Assyrian šipru , missive, message DlHWB 683, Tel Amarna šipru, šipirtu , id. WklTA Gloss; √ šâpâru, send, send message or letter DlHWB 683, Wkll.c., whence also sâpiru, writer, and (perhaps) ruler, šapirûtu, rule; see HomAufsätze (1892), 34 BuhlLex 13; perhaps compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3647] go forth to journey, II. send on a journey Lane1370; Late Hebrew סֵפֶר = Biblical Hebrew; so Aramaic סִיפְרָא [untranscribed source text 3648]; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic [untranscribed source text 3649] SchwIdioticon 64; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3650]); — ׳ ס absolute 2Sam 11:14 +; construct Exod 24:7 +; suffix סִפְרִי Exod 32:33, סִפְרְךָ Exod 32:33; Ps 139:16 plural סְפָרִים 1Kgs 21:8 +; —

1. missive:
a. letter of instruction, written order, commission, or request, usually from king, 2Sam 11:14; 2Sam 11:15; 1Kgs 21:8 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 21:9; 1Kgs 21:11 ; 2Kgs 5:5 ; 2Kgs 5:6 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 5:7; 2Kgs 10:1; 2Kgs 10:2; 2Kgs 10:6; 2Kgs 10:7; 2Kgs 19:14 = Isa 37:14 compare 2Chr 32:17; 2Kgs 20:12 = Isa 39:1 = written decree for publication Esth 1:22; Esth 3:13; Esth 8:5; Esth 9:20; Esth 9:25; Esth 9:30 ( = אִגֶּרֶת Esth 9:25 Esth 9:29, see above), compare וַיִּשְׁלַח סְפָרִים בְּיִד הָרָצִים בַּסּוּסִים רֹכְבֵי הָרֶכֶשׁ Esth 8:10 . — [׳ כָּתַב ס 2Sam 11:15 ; 1Kgs 21:8; 2Kgs 10:1; 2Kgs 10:6; 2Chr 32:17 ׳ כָּתַב בַּסּ (of specific contents) 2Sam 11:15; 1Kgs 21:9; 1Kgs 21:11 קָרָא ׳ אֶתהַֿסּ 2Kgs 5:7 read the letter]. —
b. from prophet Jer 29:1, other influential persons Jer 29:25 Jer 29:29 .
2. legal document, כְּרִיתֻת ׳ ס certificate of divorce Deut 24:1; Deut 24:3 and (figurative) Jer 3:8 ; Isa 50:1 הַמִּקְנָה ׳ ס deed of purchase Jer 32:11; Jer 32:12 (strike out article), Jer 32:12 Jer 32:14 Jer 32:16, compare ׳ בַּסּ Jer 32:10, הַסְּפָרִים Jer 32:14 (si vera lectio; strike out ᵐ5 Gie compare Gf), סֵפֶר Jer 32:16b; Jer 32:44 ׳ ס = indictment Job 31:35 (object of כָּתַב; ׳ כָּתַב בְּ = sign Jer 32:10; Jer 32:12; Jer 32:44 ).
3. book, or scroll, in which something is written to preserve it for future use Exod 17:14 ( E ), Josh 18:9 ( J E ), 1Sam 10:25; Isa 30:8; Job 19:23 +; in form of roll, compare וְנָגֹ֫לוּ כַּסֵּפֶר הַשָּׁמַיִם Isa 34:4, הֶחָתוּם ׳ הַסּ Isa 29:11; Isa 29:12 (see Jer 36, etc., below); particular:
a. book of prophecies Jer 25:13 ; Jer 30:2 + 6 t. Jer 36; Dan 12:4 חֲזוֺן נַחוּם ׳ ס Nah 1:1 ׳ סֵפֶר י Isa 34:4 so מְגִלַּת סֵפֶר Jer 36:2; Jer 36:4 (= מְגִלָּה Jer 36:6 + 6 t.; with many columns, דְּלָתוֺת Jer 36:23 ), Ezek 2:9 , compare Ps 40:8.
b. genealogical register, ׳ ס תּוֺלְדוֺת Gen 5:1 ( P ), הַיַּ֫חַשׂ ׳ ס Neh 7:5.
c. law-book, הַבְּרִית ׳ ס Exod 24:7 ( E ), 2Kgs 23:2 = 2Chr 34:30; 2Kgs 23:21 הַתּוֺרָה ׳ ס Deut 28:61; Deut 29:20; Deut 30:10; Deut 31:26; Deut 8:34 (all D ), 2Kgs 22:8 = 2Chr 34:15; 2Kgs 22:11; Neh 8:3 תּוֺרַת אֱלֹהִים ׳ ס Josh 24:26 ( E ), Neh 8:8 (reading תּוֺרַת ׳ ס, so ᵐ5 , compare Talmud Nedarim 37 b ), Neh 8:18 ; Neh 9:3 ׳ תּוֺרַת י ׳ ס 2Chr 17:9; 2Chr 34:14 תּוֺרַת משֶׁה ׳ ס Josh 8:31 ; Josh 23:6 (both D ), 2Kgs 14:6; Neh 8:1 משֶׁה ׳ ס 2Chr 25:4; 2Chr 35:12; Neh 13:1.
d. book of poems, ׳ מִלְחֲמֹת י ׳ ס Num 21:14 ( J E ), הַיָּשָׁר ׳ ס Josh 10:13 ( J E ), 2Sam 1:18.
e. book concerned with kings, דֵּבְרֵי שְׁלֹמֹה ׳ ס 1Kgs 11:41 , and especially ׳ דּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לְמַלְכֵי וגו ׳ ס 1Kgs 14:19 ; 1Kgs 14:29 + 31 t. Kings (18 t. of Israel, 15 t. of Judah), compare Esth 10:2 (of Media and Persia); also דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים לַמֶּלֶךְ ׳ ס דָּוִיד 1Chr 27:24 (reading ׳ ס for מִסְפָּד, ᵐ5 KitHpt); הַמְּלָכִים לִיהוּדָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵל ׳ ס 2Chr 16:11 מַלְכֵי ׳ ס ׳ יְהוּדָה וְיִשׁ 2Chr 25:26 ; 2Chr 28:26; 2Chr 32:32 וִיהוּדָה ׳ יִשׂ ׳ מ ׳ ס 2Chr 27:7; 2Chr 35:27 ; 2Chr 36:8 ׳ יִשׂ ׳ מ ׳ ס 1Chr 9:1; 2Chr 20:34 ׳ הָמְּלָכִים מִדְרַשׁ ס 2Chr 24:27 also דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ׳ ס Neh 12:23; Esth 2:23 הַזִּכְרֹנוֺת דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ׳ ס Esth 6:1.
f. once בַּסְּפָרִים Dan 9:2 by means of the Scriptures (canonical books) compare Ew Meinh Bev MartiKau.
g. God's record-book, Ps 139:16, זִכָּרוֺן ׳ ס Mal 3:16 God's register of living, Exod 32:32; Exod 32:33 ( E ), חַיִּים ׳ ס Ps 69:29 ׳ הַסּ Dan 12:1 (citizens of Messianic kingdom).
4. ׳ ס = book-learning, especially writing: יָדַע (הַ) סֵּפֶר Isa 29:11; Isa 29:12 (twice in verse) (of abilityto read); so לְלַמְּדָם סֵפֶר וּלְשׁוֺן כַּשְׂדִּים Dan 1:4 to teach them the writing and speech of the Chaldeans (on construction see Ges«GKC:128a»§ 128a); more generally וְחָכְמָה ׳ הַשְׂכִּיל בְּכָלסֿ Dan 1:17. — [סֵפֶר book is joined with verbs thus: it is written (יִכָּפֶב) Mal 3:16 a thing is written ׳ בַּסּ Exod 17:14 + 20 t., ׳ עַלסֿ 2Sam 1:18 + 50 t. ( + Jer 36:32 בַדְּיוֺ with ink Jer 36:18), ׳ אֶלסֿ Jer 30:2; Jer 51:60 conversely ׳ דָּרַשׁ מֵעַל ס Isa 34:16, ׳ שָׁמַע מֵעַל ס Jer 36:11 see also וְיֻחָ֑קוּ ׳ בַּסּ Job 19:23 inscribe in a book, חֻקָּהּ ׳ עָלסֿ Isa 30:8 (|| כָּתְבָהּ עַללֿוּחַ); ׳ מָחָה מִסּ blot out of a book Exod 32:32; Exod 32:33; Ps 69:29 ׳ קָרָא אֶתהַֿסּ Jer 51:63 read the book, scroll, but usually ׳ קָרָא בְס Jer 36:8; Jer 36:10; Jer 36:13; Neh 8:8; Neh 8:18; Neh 9:3; Neh 13:1]. — ׳ ס in ׳ קִרְיַת ס, see ׳ ק

BDB7582

קִרְיַתסֵֿ֫פֶר proper name [of a location] πόλις(τῶν)γραμμάτων, + ( ᵐ5 B Judg 1:11) Καριασσωφαρ: ancient name of דְּבִיר (see II. ׳ ד 2.c.) (perhaps סֹֿפֵר ׳ ק scribe-town, compare ᵐ5 above also ᵑ6 and Egyptian Bai-ti¾u-pa-ïra , house of scribe, WMMAs.u.Eur.174 BuhlGeogr.274, compare GFMJu); — Josh 15:15; Josh 15:16; Judg 1:11; Judg 1:12 another name is סַֿנָּה ׳ ק Josh 15:49 (but ᵐ5 πόλις γραμμάτων, hence read perhaps סֿפר ׳ ק, so Steuern), in southern Judah; on site (probably Dhoherîye, 5 hours southwest from Hebron) see II. דְּבִיר 2.c and BuhlGeogr.164.

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