Sefer (ספר) means book in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
book
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Sefer.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מידע כתוב על מנת שיישמר ויוודע לאחרים.
וְהָיָה כְשִׁבְתּוֹ עַל כִּסֵּא מַמְלַכְתּוֹ; וְכָתַב לוֹ אֶת מִשְׁנֵה הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת עַל סֵפֶר מִלִּפְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים הַלְוִיִּם.
- 2קובץ דפים מאוגד תחת כריכה אחת.
- 3תמיד ברבים רישום החשבונות של עסק.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Sefer is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- סֵפֶר
- Written without vowel points
- ספר
- Said
- sefer
- Root
- ס־פ־ר
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- סְפָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' סְפָרִים; ר' סִפְרֵי־; כ' סִפְרוֹ, סִפְרָהּ
- Gematria
- 340
This is how Sefer is said in other languages.
- English
- book
- Arabic
- كتاب, مصحف, سفر
- Russian
- книга
- French
- livre, bouquin
- Spanish
- libro
- German
- Buch
- Yiddish
- בוך, ספֿר
These words mean nearly the same as Sefer.
These words rhyme with Sefer.
The word Sefer is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בית ספר
- יודע ספר
- לפי הספר
- לקח דף מספרו
- ספר בישול
- ספר הספרים
- ספר טלפונים
- ספר לבן
- ספר לימוד
- ספר מתח
- ספר קריאה
- ספרים חיצונים
- עם הספר
- שבוע הספר
- תולעת ספרים
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The word Sefer comes from the root ס־פ־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Sefer in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Sefer.
What does Sefer (ספר) mean in Hebrew?
Sefer (ספר) means book. It is said sefer, with the stress on se.
What is a synonym for Sefer (ספר)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Sefer (ספר) are כתב.
What rhymes with Sefer (ספר)?
Words that rhyme with Sefer (ספר) include אפר, תפר, and שפר.
Is Sefer (ספר) masculine or feminine?
The word Sefer (ספר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is סְפָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ספר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.