סֵפֶר

çêpher · Hebrew · Strong's H5612 · 186 occurrences

The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “letter”

What it means

properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

or (feminine) סִפְרָה; (Psalm 56:8 (H9 (אֲבֵדָה))), from H5608 (סָפַר);

How the KJV renders it

bill, book, evidence, letter, register, scroll

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“letter”

also renders grámma (G1121), ʼiggᵉrâʼ (H104), ʼiggereth (H107), nishtᵉvân (H5407), pithgâm (H6600)

“book”

also renders biblíon (G975), bíblos (G976), dâbâr (H1697), çᵉphar (H5609)

“bill”

also renders biblíon (G975), grámma (G1121)

“evidence”

also renders élenchos (G1650)

“scroll”

also renders biblíon (G975)

Questions this word decides

Where it appears

186 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 9:1 HNcmsc1 Kings 11:41 HNcmsc1 Kings 14:19 HNcmsc1 Kings 14:29 HNcmsc1 Kings 15:7 HNcmsc1 Kings 15:23 HNcmsc1 Kings 15:31 HNcmsc1 Kings 16:5 HNcmsc1 Kings 16:14 HNcmsc1 Kings 16:20 HNcmsc1 Kings 16:27 HNcmsc1 Kings 21:8 HNcmpa1 Kings 21:9 HRd/Ncmpa1 Kings 21:11 HRd/Ncmpa1 Kings 22:39 HNcmsc1 Kings 22:45 HNcmsc1 Samuel 10:25 HRd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 16:11 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 17:9 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 20:34 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 24:27 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 25:4 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 25:26 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 27:7 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 28:26 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 32:17 HC/Ncmpa2 Chronicles 32:32 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 34:14 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 34:15 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 34:16 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 34:18 HNcmsa2 Chronicles 34:21 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 34:24 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 34:30 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 34:31 HTd/Ncmsa2 Chronicles 35:12 HR/Ncmsc2 Chronicles 35:27 HNcmsc2 Chronicles 36:8 HNcmsc2 Kings 1:18 HNcmsc2 Kings 5:5 HNcmsa2 Kings 5:6 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 5:7 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 8:23 HNcmsc2 Kings 10:1 HNcmpa2 Kings 10:2 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 10:6 HNcmsa2 Kings 10:7 HTd/Ncmsa2 Kings 10:34 HNcmsc2 Kings 12:19 HNcmsc2 Kings 13:8 HNcmsc2 Kings 13:12 HNcmsc2 Kings 14:6 HR/Ncmsc2 Kings 14:15 HNcmsc2 Kings 14:18 HNcmsc2 Kings 14:28 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:6 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:11 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:15 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:21 HNcmsc2 Kings 15:26 HNcmsc

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.