סֹפֶרֶת
Çôphereth · so-feh'-reth
Sophereth, a temple servant
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine active participle of H5608 (סָפַר); a scribe (properly, female);
Sophereth, a temple servant
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Sophereth.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › to speak, the word › the head, the highest › the mark, the covenant sign
To support and uphold that works to speak, the word of the head, the highest of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סֹפֶרֶת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms