sepher

It is the book (or the account, as the Hebrew word sepher, a book, sometimes signifies) of the generation of Jesus Christ, of his ancestors according to the flesh; or, It is the narrative of his birth.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

The Hebrew term sepher, translated into English means a "book," and some authorities claim it is derived from the same root as the Greek, a stone, which would seem to point to engraved stones as the earliest kinds of records.

Forty Centuries of Ink 1904

Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a "writing," and then a "volume" (Ex. 17: 14;

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

She is given to Othniel, son of Kenaz, brother of Caleb, in exchange for his taking of Kiriath-sepher (identified as Debir in Judges).

Achsah: Bible. 2009

Caleb said, "He that will smite Kiryath-sepher, and capture it, to him will I give Achsah, my daughter, for wife."

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala Various

"Book" (sepher) refers to any document, long or short, as long as it is complete in itself.

Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942

The sections are introduced by the phrase elleh tholedhoth (these are the generations) or its variant zeh sepher toledhoth (this is the book of the generations).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

They called this part of the Bible hattorah (the law), or torah (law), or sepher hattorah

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

(Josh. 15: 15), and was also called Kirjath-sepher (q.v.) and

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897

City of the sannah; i.e., of the palm (?), Josh. 15: 49; the same as Kirjath-sepher (15: 16; Judg. 1: 11) and Debir (q.v.), a

Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897