Sopherethספרת
In the Bible
A biblical personal name — Sophereth (ספרת) — attested in Lev 25:8 (2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).
Read Lev 25:8 on Sefaria →וְסָפַרְתָּ֣ לְךָ֗ שֶׁ֚בַע שַׁבְּתֹ֣ת שָׁנִ֔ים שֶׁ֥בַע שָׁנִ֖ים שֶׁ֣בַע פְּעָמִ֑ים וְהָי֣וּ לְךָ֗ יְמֵי֙ שֶׁ֚בַע שַׁבְּתֹ֣ת הַשָּׁנִ֔ים תֵּ֥שַׁע וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָֽה׃
You shall count off seven weeks of years—seven times seven years—so that the period of seven weeks of years gives you a total of forty-nine years.
Facts
| Type | person |
| Biblical period | Patriarchs/Conquest |
| Gematria | 740 |
| Letters | 4 consonants |
| Theophoric | no |
Stellar letters
The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.
Readable on these rare conjunctions
Sophereth appears in the stellar reading on 2 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.
| Date | Precessional era | Occupied letters |O| |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 6352 BCE | Cancer | 3 |
| 9 Nov 958 BCE | Aries | 2 |