Meanings
plural sefarim
- JewishA book, especially a religious book.
Since R' Shlomo Wolbe spent more years speaking Hebrew than did Josh and wrote several sepharim in that language, I take it for granted he didn't make a grevious^([sic]) grammatical error.
2009 July 22, Micha Berger, “Netanyahu bows down”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)2 more examples
Umm, can you tell me the name of the sefer of Rav Nachman's where he wrote this, and where I can get it ? And how the quote originally goes in Hebrew or Yiddish or Russian or whatever language he wrote in ?
2005 July 22, in...@rambam.biz, “Moshe's new sig”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)and I'm not referring to Rabbi Sally or Rabbi Suzy from the non-O clergy, or for that matter Rabbi Murray or Rabbi Irving from the O clergy, or even from some naarishkeit written from Aish haTorah or Artscroll; but to a recognized Posek who has authored "sefarim"
2006 April 27, bac...@vms.huji.ac.il, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)
Origin
- Akkadian𒅆𒅁𒀸 (šiprum)bor.?
- Hebrewסֵפֶר
- Englishsefer
Borrowed from Hebrew סֵפֶר.
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sefer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sefer
“sefer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sefer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sefer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sefer.
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