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PRONUNCIATION OF SOPHERIM

sopherim  [ˈsəʊfərɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOPHERIM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sopherim is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SOPHERIM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sofer

A Sofer, Sopher, Sofer SeTaM, or Sofer ST"M (Heb: "scribe", סופר סת״ם) is a Jewish scribe who can transcribe Torah scrolls, tefillin and mezuzot, and other religious writings. (ST"M, סת״ם, is an abbreviation for Sefer Torahs, Tefillin, and Mezuzot. The plural of sofer is "soferim", סופרים.) By simple definition, a sofer is a copyist, but in their religious role in Judaism they are much more. Besides Torah scrolls, Tefillin, and Mezuzot, scribes are also necessary for the writing of megillot (scrolls of the Song of Songs, Book of Ruth, Book of Esther, Ecclesiastes, and Book of Lamentations), Nevi'im (the books of the prophets, used for reading the haftarah), and for gittin—divorce documents. Also many scribes function as calligraphers—writing functional documents such as marriage contracts, or ornamental and artistic renditions of religious texts—which do not require any scribal qualifications, and to which the rules on lettering and parchment specifications do not apply.

Definition of sopherim in the English dictionary

The definition of sopherim in the dictionary is the Jewish scribes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SOPHERIM


Abd-el-Krim
ˌæbdʊlˈkrɪm
Antrim
ˈæntrɪm
brim
brɪm
crim
krɪm
grim
ɡrɪm
Grimm
ɡrɪm
interim
ˈɪntərɪm
Krim
krɪm
Krym
krɪm
Leitrim
ˈliːtrɪm
megrim
ˈmiːɡrɪm
pilgrim
ˈpɪlɡrɪm
prim
prɪm
Purim
ˈpʊərɪm
retrim
ˌriːˈtrɪm
rim
rɪm
scrim
skrɪm
trim
trɪm
trimethoprim
traɪˈmeθəˌprɪm
untrim
ʌnˈtrɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOPHERIM

sopheric
Sophi
Sophia
sophism
sophist
sophister
sophistic
sophistical
sophistically
sophisticate
sophisticated
sophisticatedly
sophistication
sophisticator
sophistries
sophistry
Sophoclean
Sophocles
sophomore
sophomoric

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOPHERIM

ad interim
alastrim
betrim
broadbrim
chadarim
hadarim
machzorim
overbrim
overtrim
Pacific rim
pichurim
pretrim
shiurim
siddurim
side trim
Tarim
the interim
underbrim
wheel trim
wood trim

Synonyms and antonyms of sopherim in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sopherim» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOPHERIM

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The translations of sopherim from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sopherim» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏菲林
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sopherim
570 millions of speakers

English

sopherim
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sopherim
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصفريم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Соферимом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sopherim
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sopherim
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soferim
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sopherim
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sopherim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sopherim
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sopherim
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sopherim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sopherim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sopherim
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोफेरिम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sopherim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soferim
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Soferim
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Соферімом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sopherim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Sopherim
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Soferim
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Sopherim
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sofererne
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sopherim

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHERIM»

The term «sopherim» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.109 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOPHERIM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sopherim

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOPHERIM»

Discover the use of sopherim in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sopherim and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A History of Biblical Interpretation: The Medieval Through ...
Tiqqune Sopherim: Corrections of the Scribes The tiqqune sopherim are readings where the scribes have corrected the text. The tiqqune sopherim comments, which are found in the masorah magna, give the original reading. The earliest lists ...
Alan J. Hauser, Duane Frederick Watson, 2009
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A Companion to Biblical Studies: Being a Revised and ...
Much of the information compiled by these scholars, to whom the title ' Sopherim ' (scribes) is applied, is singularly useless for modern purposes, but was once of value in safeguarding the perfect transmission of the unvocalised consonants.
William Emery Barnes, 1916
3
The Edited Bible: The Curious History of the "editor" in ...
3. Jewish. and. Christian. Scholarship. and. Standardization. of. Biblical. Texts. The Sopherim as “Editors” of the Hebrew Bible There is a widespread assumption in biblical studies, especially within the field of textual criticism, that the text of the ...
John Van Seters, 2006
4
Emanuel: Studies in the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, and ...
Emendations of the Sopherim. The "emendations of the sopherim" serve to illustrate the concern of the scribes or Rabbinic authorities38 to create euphemisms with the view of showing honor to God or to avoid " anthropomorphisms and ...
Shalom M. Paul, Robert A. Kraft, Eva Ben-David, 2003
5
The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Introduction ...
McCarthy, The Tiqqune Sopherim and Other Theological Corrections in the Masoretic Text of the Old Testament, Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 36 (Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1981) p. 226. 30Dotan, "Masorah," pp. 1408-9. 3' Yeivin ...
Page H. Kelley, Daniel Stephen Mynatt, Timothy G. Crawford, 1998
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Journal of Sacred Literature
again nn«, UVXft "UlN, mi Dinn T^Dtmi; and when it was seen that the Sopherim had removed these Vavs, the words thus corrected were denominated liar Sopherim D^D1D). Rabbi Isaac therefore came and propounded that they (i.e., these ...
‎1863
7
The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record
again mayn in«, Dxmj -\n«, mi mnn -prctms; and when it was seen that the Sopherim had removed these Vavs, the words thus corrected were denominated Itur Sopherim ffmfflt D^OID). Rabbi Isaac therefore came and propounded that they (i.e. ...
‎1863
8
Tradition of the Text: Studies Offered to Dominique ...
La Biblia hebraica, en sus múltiples tradiciones textuales C. McCARTHY, The Tiqqune Sopherim. And Other Theological Corrections in the Masoretic Text of the Old Testament, Orbis Biblicus et Orien talis 36, Freiburg-Gottingen 1981,280 pp.
Gerard J. Norton, Stephen Pisano, 1991
9
Introduction to the Interlinear Bible
48 Preservation of the Traditional Text According to the Talmud the Sopherim were responsible for the preservation and faithful transmission of the consonantal text. During the Israelite Kingdom the word, šopher took on the meaning of an ...
Steven Ortlepp
10
Halachic Sources: From the Beginning to the Ninth Century
Two Institutions Though frequently the terms of Great Assembly and Sopherim are interchanged, a division of activities between these two bodies can be clearly deduced from various tal- mudic references. It would seem that whereas the Men  ...
Jacob Newman, 1969

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOPHERIM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sopherim is used in the context of the following news items.
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7 Of The Most Famous Bible Scriptures
... where the Jewish Sopherim admitted removing it for superstitious reasons. ... This is the very same reason why the Jewish Sopherim removed the Divine ... «Patheos, May 15»
2
The Jews Who Aren't Khazars in Israel By Rev Ted Pike
Later,it fell under the worst possible influence of the “sopherim,” proto-scribes and Pharisees who absorbed Babylonian ideas, customs, occultry, and ... «Al-Jazeerah.info, Feb 14»
3
Johnson eyes fourth Cup
The North Canterbury jockey will be hoping Black Stockings can join his other Cup winners Sopherim (1998) and Sea Swift (1986-87). Johnson has a fine ... «The Southland Times, Feb 14»
4
IPOCRITI E BUGIARDI CHE NON CONOSCONO LA VERITA' - (2 …
Il nome subì 134 variazioni con i Sopherim e gli scrivani rabbinici. Ma sappiamo dove si verificarono le modificazioni dall'originale. Sappiamo dall'archeologia ... «Paperblog, Jul 11»

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