ספר

סָפַר(b. h.) (to cut; to mark, 1) to write; to count. Y.Kil.VII, end, 31a יִסְפּוֹר he (who is in possession of property bought from an oppressor, v. אַנָּס) must count (settle with the original owner according to rules, v. גוֹרְדְּיָינִי), opp. יחזיר he must return the property; ib. יִסְפֹּר (or יְסַפֵּר Pi.). Kidd.30a שהיו סוֹפְרִים, v. סוֹפֵר. Nidd.69a סוֹפַרְתָּן למניןוכ׳ she counts them in with the requisite number of seven days. Ib. 31a יושב וסוֹפֵרוכ׳ sits and records the copulations Men.65b, v. סְפִירָה; a. v. fr.(Sifré Deut. 33 סופרה; read: סופנה, v. סָפַן.Part. pass. סָפוּר, q. v. 2) to cut, shear, v. infra. Nif. נִסְפַּר to be counted. Bekh.45a שנִסְפֶּרֶתע״ג היד when the additional finger is counted (is in a line) with the others; Yalk. Sam. 156. Pi. סִיפֵּר 1) to cut, shear. Sot.49b, a. fr. מְסַפֵּר קומי, v. קוֹמִי I. Ib. התירו (לו)לסַפֵּרוכ׳ they allowed him to cut his hair in gentile fashion, because of his connections with royalty. Sifra Aḥăré, Par. 9, ch. XIII תִּסְפּוֹר, v. קוֹמִי I. Tosef.Bets.III, 19 אין מְסַפְּרִין היוקוכ׳ you must not no trim vegetables with the clipper (on the Holy Day) ; a. fr. 2) to tell, speak, count. Y. Kil. l. c., v. supra. Gen. R. s. 78 (ref. to אברם in place of אברהם, Neh. 9:7) סיפור הוא מְסַפֵּרוכ׳ he states a historical fact, saying Y.Ber.IX, beg.12d אם בא אדם לסַפֵּרוכ׳ if one were to undertake to count the mighty deeds of the Lord, he would be ruined (ref. to Job 37:20); המספר בשבחווכ׳ he who tells the praise of the Lord more than is becoming. Ib. מכאן … אסור לסַפֵּרוכ׳ beyond that (which has been adopted in ritual prayers) one must not tell Arakh.16a לעולם אל יְסַפֵּר אדם בטובתווכ׳ man should not count up his neighbors good qualities, for he may be induced to speak of his shortcomings; B. Bath. 164b. Sot.42a מְספְּרֵי לשון הרע gossipers. Snh.38b בלשון ארמי סי׳ spoke Aramæan; a. v. fr.Ib. 52b סי׳ הימנו if he (the scholar) holds conversation with him. Hithpa. הִסְתַּפֵּר to have ones hair cut. Ab. Zar. II, 2 מִסְתַּפְּרִין מהןוכ׳ אין you must not have your hair cut by them in any place (on account of danger to life). Tosef. ib. III, 5 ישראל המִסְתַּפֵּרוכ׳ if an Israelite has his hair cut by a gentile, he must look into the mirror; Ab. Zar.29a; a. fr.