Word Forms
These forms come from “scribe” and change to fit the sentence.
- scribebase form
- scribedpast and past participle
- scribesplural, third-person singular present
- scribingpresent participle
scribe
WEB 118 appearances
KJV 120 appearances
A scribe is a person who writes down words and copies important papers.
Biblical Usage
In the Bible, scribes wrote letters and kept official records for kings. They also studied God's law and taught it to the people.
WEB Representative Scriptures
All the people gathered themselves together as one man into the wide place that was in front of the water gate; and they spoke to Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.Nehemiah 8:1 (WEB)
this Ezra went up from Babylon. He was a skilled scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD, the God of Israel, had given; and the king granted him all his request, according to the LORD his God’s hand on him.Ezra 7:6 (WEB)
A scribe came and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”Matthew 8:19 (WEB)
KJV Representative Scriptures
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;2 Samuel 8:17 (KJV)
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;1 Chronicles 18:16 (KJV)
Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?Isaiah 33:18 (KJV)