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Strong's H5618 סֹפֶרֶת (cophereth)

Cophereth means “Sophereth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5618 — hosper (“just as”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5618
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 2

Strong's H5618 Quick Answer

Strong's H5618 סוֹפֶרֶת (Cophereth) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Cophereth (so-feh'-reth) n/p. 1. (properly, female) a scribe 2. Sophereth, a temple servant It has 2 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include sophereth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Cophereth (so-feh'-reth) n/p. 1. (properly, female) a scribe 2. Sophereth, a temple servant
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
sophereth

Meaning and Definition

Cophereth (so-feh'-reth) n/p. 1. (properly, female) a scribe 2. Sophereth, a temple servant [feminine active participle of H5608] KJV: Sophereth. Root(s): H5608

Original Word
סוֹפֶרֶת
Transliteration
Cophereth
Derivation
Root: ספר First root strongs: 5608
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5618. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Sophereth

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.55; also called Hassophereth at Ezr.2.55; § Sophereth = "writing" an ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel

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How Strong's H5618 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Cophereth, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Sophereth Ezra 2:55

How Strong's H5618 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5618 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5618 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 2:55 KJV

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

Nehemiah 7:57 KJV

The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5618.

Ezra 2:55 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
Nehemiah 7:57 Old Testament, KJV
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5618, grouped by book.

Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5618 FAQ

What does cophereth (סֹפֶרֶת) mean?

Cophereth (Strong's H5618) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Sophereth". Cophereth (so-feh'-reth) n/p. 1. (properly, female) a scribe 2. Sophereth, a temple servant

How many times is cophereth (סֹפֶרֶת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H5618 across 2 books.

Where can I study cophereth (סֹפֶרֶת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5618 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cophereth (סֹפֶרֶת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sophereth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.