sopher
[ soh-fer; Sephardic Hebrew saw-fer; Ashkenazic Hebrew soh-fer ]
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.
Origin of sopher
1From the Hebrew word sōphēr
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How to use sopher in a sentence
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 GraetzJoseph sopher tried the experiment of using nine horses in his team, driven three abreast.
The Old Pike | Thomas B. Searight
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