sopher

[ soh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew saw-fer; Ashkenazic Hebrew soh-fer ]
/ ˈsoʊ fər; Sephardic Hebrew sɔˈfɛr; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈsoʊ fɛr /

noun, plural so·pher·im [soh-fer-im; Sephardic Hebrew saw-fe-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew soh-fe-rim] /ˈsoʊ fər ɪm; Sephardic Hebrew sɔ fɛˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈsoʊ fɛ rɪm/, (often initial capital letter) Judaism.

scribe1(def 3).

Origin of sopher

From the Hebrew word sōphēr

Words nearby sopher

sopa, sopaipilla, soper, soph, sophar, sopher, sophi, sophia, sophie, sophism, sophist

Example sentences from the Web for sopher

  • A special officer was appointed over this contingent, who was called the enumerator (Sopher), or the keeper of the rolls.

    History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz