Strong H5618סֹפֶ֫רֶת
Sophereth
- Transliteration
- sôphereth
- Pronunciation
- so-feh'-reth
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Feminine active participle of H5608; a scribe (properly female);
{Sophereth} a temple servant: - Sophereth.
{Sophereth} a temple servant: - Sophereth.
Meaning of the name
Sophereth = "writing"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.55; also called Hassophereth at Ezr.2.55;
In the biblical story
Sophereth
Ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who returned from exile.
Sophereth (or Hassophereth) was the ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon.
In the Bible
Strong H5618 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sophereth2
First verses
- Ezra 2:55The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
- Nehemiah 7:57The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,