Hebrew

Noun

סְפֶרָה • ‎(sféra) f ‎(plural indefinite סְפֶרוֹת, singular construct סְפֶרַת־, plural construct סְפֶרוֹת־)

1. sphere

Etymology 2

The meaning was given to the word for it's similar sound to the German word Ziffer meaning digit, and for its connection to the root ס־פ־ר ‎(s-p-r, “Forming words relating to counting”). The German word it self comes from Arabic صِفْرٌ ‎(ṣifrun, “zero”).^[1]

Noun

סִפְרָה • ‎(sifrá) f ‎(plural indefinite סְפָרוֹת, singular construct סִפְרַת־, plural construct סִפְרוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

1. digit (individual numeral used in writing longer numerals) [from 1911 CE]

Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

סַפְרָה • ‎(safrá)

1. Third-person feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of ספר ‎(safár)

Etymology 4

Verb

סִפְּרָה • ‎(siprá)

1. Third-person feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of סיפר ‎(sipér)

Anagrams

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References

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1. ↑ The Academy of The Hebrew Language, מאה של מילים בעברית תרע״ב-תשע״ב ‎(“Century of Hebrew words 5672-5772”)