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sāfir סָפִר ‘scribe’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: from the same as sᵊfar סְפַר ‘book’
Roots: ספר

sāfir n, m
1) scribe, secretary

Mentioned in Ezra 4:8, 4:9, 4:23, 7:12, 7:21, 4:17

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