Hebrew · H5608, H8416 · unreviewed

נְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶךָ

Properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe , and also to enumerate ; intensively, to recount , i.e. celebrate · laudation ; specifically (concretely) a hymn

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סָפַר H5608 properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe , and also to enumerate ; intensively, to recount , i.e. celebrate

Pronunciation sāpar

Moves from physical marking/tallying to verbal recounting and celebration of significant events or divine acts.

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תְּהִלָּה H8416 laudation ; specifically (concretely) a hymn

Pronunciation tĕhillāh

Praise as a concrete act of spoken or sung worship, not abstract sentiment; foundational to Hebrew liturgical practice

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What does נְסַפֵּר תְּהִלָּתֶךָ (nesapper tehillatekha) mean in the Bible?

סָפַר · תְּהִלָּה is a Hebrew word meaning "recount/proclaim your praise".

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Meaning

recount/proclaim your praise

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 34×

Imperfect Ezek 12:16 · Isa 43:21 · Jer 23:27 · Ps 59:13 · Ps 64:6 · Ps 69:27 · Job 38:37 · Ps 71:15 · Exod 10:2 · Ps 22:18 · Ps 48:14 · Ps 79:13 12×

Perfect Judg 6:13 · Ps 44:2 · Ps 75:2 · Ps 78:3 · Ps 119:13 · Ps 119:26 6×

Cohortative Ps 2:7 · Ps 9:2 · Ps 9:15 · Ps 22:23 · Ps 73:15 5×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:24 · Gen 40:8 · Joel 1:3 · Ps 96:3 · Isa 43:26 5×

Participle active 2Kgs 8:5 · Judg 7:13 · Ps 19:2 · Ps 78:4 4×

Infinitive construct Exod 9:16 1×

Jussive Jer 23:28 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×

Imperfect 1Kgs 3:8 · Gen 16:10 · Gen 32:13 · Hos 2:1 · Jer 33:22 · 1Kgs 8:5 · 2Chr 5:6 7×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×

Imperfect Deut 16:9 · Job 14:16 · Job 39:2 · Job 31:4 · Ps 87:6 · Ezek 44:26 · Lev 23:16 7×

Perfect 2Sam 24:10 · Isa 22:10 · Ps 56:9 3×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 21:2 · Ps 48:13 2×

Participle active Isa 33:18 2×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 3×

Imperfect Hab 1:5 · Ps 22:31 2×

Perfect Isa 52:15 1×

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