sofer

[ soh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew saw-fer; Ashkenazic Hebrew soh-fer ]

noun,plural so·fer·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 sofer

From the Hebrew word sōphēr

Words Nearby sofer

sofar
so far as
so far, so good
sofa surfing
sofa table
sofer
soffit
soffritto
Sofia
sofrito
S. of Sol.

How to use sofer in a sentence

Moses sofer, on the other hand, was a fanatical zealot and an active heretic-hunter.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) | Heinrich Graetz
"Well, poor old George'll have to do his settin' in sofer's store after the third o' June," said the other, chuckling.
Anderson Crow, Detective | George Barr McCutcheon

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