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soferim

soferim is the plural of sofer.

Meaning of sofer

Noun

sofer (plural sofers or soferim or sofrim)

  1. A Jewish scribe who can transcribe Torah scrolls and other religious writings.
    • Twice in seven years it must be examined by a sofer (a religious scribe) to assure its legitimacy.1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader

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Questions about soferim

What is soferim the plural of?
Soferim is the plural of sofer.

Words near soferim in the dictionary

  1. sofasurfers
  2. Sofee
  3. Sofees
  4. sofer
  5. soferic
  6. soferim
  7. sofers
  8. SOFFA
  9. SOFFAs
  10. Soffer
  11. Soffers

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