Where does “ספר” come from?

ספר (Hebrew) comes from Akkadian šiprum — message, report, commission.

ספר (Hebrew): book; a writing; barber

Definitions

  1. book; a writing; barber

Ancestry of “ספר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Akkadianšiprummessage, report, commission

Words derived from “ספר

Every word from Akkadian šiprum
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