Çôphereth — H5618

Definition

feminine proper noun

Sophereth, a temple servant

1. Sophereth = "writing"
2. an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Sophereth

Origin

feminine active participle of H5608; a scribe (properly, female)

• Çâphar (H5608)

Occurrences

Çôphereth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:55 — The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth (הַסֹּפֶ֖רֶת), the children of Peruda,
• Nehemiah 7:57 — The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth (סוֹפֶ֖רֶת), the children of Perida,