How to Pronounce Sophereth

SAHF-uh-rith

Sophereth is pronounced SAHF-uh-rith (ˈsɑfərɪθ): three syllables, stress on the first.

What does Sophereth mean?

Sophereth means “scribe, numbering”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Sophereth?

(writing). “The children of Sophereth” were a family who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel among the descendants of Solomon’s servants. (Ezra 2:55; Nehemiah 7:57) (B.C. before 536.)

Adapted from Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863), public domain.

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