Ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who returned from exile.
Sophereth
Named in 2 verses across 2 books, first in Ezra 2:55.
סֹפֶ֫רֶתSophereth
The name means “scribe, numbering.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869
About Sophereth Written by AI
Sophereth (or Hassophereth) is mentioned in Ezra 2:55 and Nehemiah 7:57 as the ancestor of a family of Solomon's servants who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. Solomon's servants were a group of people who were assigned to work for King Solomon and his descendants, possibly as craftsmen, laborers, or officials. The name Sophereth appears in the list of returning exiles in the book of Ezra, while in the parallel passage in Nehemiah, the name is recorded as Hassophereth. This variation may be due to differences in spelling or transcription over time. The descendants of Sophereth are listed among the exiles who returned to Jerusalem under the leadership of Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, and Jeshua.
Drafted by an AI model for STEPBible's TIPNR (Tyndale House Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Check it against the verses below.
Where the Bible names him
- Ezra 2:55
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Hassophereth, the descendants of Peruda,
- Nehemiah 7:57
The descendants of the servants of Solomon: the descendants of Sotai, the descendants of Sophereth, the descendants of Perida,
From STEPBible's TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0): names, family, references and the AI written article. Verse text is the BSB.