סֵפֶר

Book

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Meanings

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About “Book” in Hebrew

Jews have been called 'Am HaSefer'—the People of the Book—for centuries, reflecting the central role of learning and literacy in Jewish culture. Every Jewish home traditionally contains a bookshelf of religious texts. Israel publishes more books per capita than any other country in the world, continuing a tradition of literary engagement that spans millennia.

Example

קָרָאתִי סֵפֶר מְעַנְיֵן.

I read an interesting book.

Gematria of “Book” (ספר)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word ספר (SEH-fer) has a gematria value of 340.

60ס+

80פ+

200ר

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“Book” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “book”.

Daniel 7:10דניאל 7:10

נהר די נור נגד ונפק מן קדמוהי אלף (אלפים) [אלפין] ישמשונה ורבו (רבון) [רבבן] קדמוהי יקומון דינא יתב וספרין פתיחו

A river of fire streamed forth from it. Thousands upon thousands rendered service; Myriads upon myriads stood in attendance; The court sat and the books were opened.

Daniel 9:2דניאל 9:2

בשנת אחת למלכו אני דניאל בינתי בספרים מספר השנים אשר היה דבר יהוה אל ירמיה הנביא למלאות לחרבות ירושל͏ם שבעים שנה

In the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, consulted the books concerning the number of years that, according to the word of GOD that had come to Jeremiah the prophet, were to be the term of Jerusalem’s desolation—seventy years.

Daniel 10:21דניאל 10:21

אבל אגיד לך את הרשום בכתב אמת ואין אחד מתחזק עמי על אלה כי אם מיכאל שרכם

No one is helping me against them except your prince, Michael. However, I will tell you what is recorded in the book of truth.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter samekh.