sofer
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sofer
From the Hebrew word sōphēr
Example Sentences
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“Nowhere does it say that a sofer must be a human being. Or made of meat.”
From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017
"The next article I draw your attention to is a sofer," went on the voice, sounding suddenly closer; and with a great trampling and shuffling the crowd trooped after it to the adjoining room.
From Australia Felix by Richardson, Henry Handel
He's lying on the sofer in the old still-room.
From J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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