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spr, sprˀ (sp̄ar, sep̄rā) n.m. document
1
document, written record
Common Aramaic
Sf.1.b8↗ ˀl tštq ḥdh mn mly sprˀ zn[h : let not one of the words of this document be ignored ; TAD B2.8 R.4↗ ספר ^אנתו^‏ : marriage document ; TAD B2.8 V.14↗ ספר מרחק‏ : divorce document ; TAD B3.1 V.23↗ ספר כסף דנה‏ : this loan document ; JulSok 461(227):23↗ ܗܓܝܢܐ ܕܣܦܪ̈ܝܗܘܢܒܝܬ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ‏ ; JBABowl 28.1:6↗ text not cited ; PJ Gen5:3↗ ולא איתייחסו זרעיתיה בספר יחוס אדם‏ : his descendants were not given genealogy in the genealogical record of Adam
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w. mglh : scroll
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Jer36:2↗ מְגִילַת סִפרָא‏ ; P Je36:4↗ ܘܟܬ݂ܒ ܒܪܘܟ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܐܪܡܝܐ܃ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܦܬ̈ܓܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܕܐܡ݂ܪ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܡܓܠܬܐ ܕܣܦ݂ܪܐ‏
2
book
Common (except: OA, OfA)
Ezra 4:15↗ סְפַר־דָּכְרָנַיָּא‏ : the record book ; AphDem16.325:11↗ ܣܦܪܟ ܕܚ̈ܝ‏ ; P StDan(1)7:10 ↗ ܘܣ݂ܦܪ̈ܐ ܐܬܦܬܚܘ‏ ; JBABowl 71.1:9↗ דכל בני אינשה כתבי סיפרי‏ : all people who write books ; BT Ber 17a(27)↗ כי הוה מסיים ר׳ מאיר סיפרא‏ : whenever PN finished a biblical book
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the Sifra midrash =ספרא דבי רב
JBA, LJLA
BT Ber 18b(8)↗ תנא סיפרא דבי רב ביומא דסיתוא‏ ; TgIChron 11:22↗ וטבל וסליק ותנא ספרא דבי רב הוא ספרא דאוריית כהניא ביומא זוטא דסתווה בעשר׳ יומין בירחא דטבת‏ : he immersed and came up and completely learned the Sifra, which is the text of the priestly Law, on the shortest day of winter, the 10th day of the month of Tebeth
3
letter
OfAEg-inf, OfAEast
TAD A2.1 V.12↗ לשלמכן שלחת ספרה זנה‏ : I have sent this letter for your welfare ; ADAB B.10:R:2↗ text not cited
4
writing, literacy
Palmyrene, Qumran, JLAtg, Syr
PAT1624:1.4↗ bdyldy lˀ ydˁ spr : in that my son is illiterate ; 4QLeviaar1.1.9↗ ספר ומוסר וחכמה‏ : writing, education, and wisdom ; TgJ Is29:12↗ וְיִתיְהֵיב סִפרָא לִדלָא יָדַע סִפרָא‏ : let the book be given to one who is illiterate ; P Is29:11↗ ܠܡ݁ܢ ܕܝ݁ܕܥ ܣܦܪܐ‏ ; P StDan(1)1:4 ↗ ܘܠܡܠܦܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܣ݂ܦܪܐ ܘܠܫܢܐ ܕܟ̈ܠܕܝܐ‏ : to teach them the writing system and language of the Chaldeans
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learning
Syr
BHNom 379:9↗ ܐܦܠܐ ܗܕܝܘܛܐ ܡܬܐܓܪ ܕܢܲܠܸܦ ܣܦܪܐ‏ : nor should an illiterate person be hired to teach literacy ; M.b.Serapion 45:26↗ ܝܬܝܪ ܡܢ ܢܟ̈ܣܐ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܐܬܚܦܛ‏ : desire learning more than wealth ; PhiloxTrin 41a:10↗ ܐܥܠ݂ܘ ܐܢ݁ܘܢ ܐܒܗܝܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܣܦܪܐ ܕܢ݂ܐܠܦܘܢ ܣܦܪܐ ܝܘܢܝܐ‏ : their parents enrolled them in school to learn Greek learning
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Of course in early times "books" were "scrolls".
Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1035[493]DJPA: 387aDJBA: 807bJastrow: 1018Drower/Macuch: 329a, 29a, 334b, 344b, 35Payne-Smith: 2707J. Payne-Smith: 387Levy Ch-W: 2:184Tal Sam: 607DNWSI: 799DCPA[Schulthess]: 292[139]DJA: 68bQumran: 168

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