SEFER

Meaning of SEFER in English

[ 'seɪfə ]

■ noun ( plural Sifrei ) Judaism a book of Hebrew religious literature.

↘(usu. ~ Torah 'tɔ:rə , 'təʊrə ) a scroll containing the Torah or Pentateuch.

Origin

from Heb. sēp̱er tōrāh 'book of (the) Law'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SEFER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Sefer ha zohar {{link=Sefer Torah">Sefer Torah
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SEFER — n. Sefer ha bahir Sefer ha zohar Sefer Torah
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SEFER TORAH — (Hebrew; " Book of the Law ") In Judaism , the Pentateuch (see Torah ), when written in Hebrew by …
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SEFER HA-ZOHAR — (Hebrew; " Book of Splendour ") Classical text central to Kabbala that has influenced all mystical movements within Judaism . …
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SEFER HA-BAHIR — (Hebrew; " Book of Brightness ") Hebrew commentary on the Old Testament that had a major influence on the development …
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SEFER TORAH — Usage: usually capitalized S&T variant of sepher torah
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SEFER TORAH — Seph. /se"ferdd taw rddah"/ ; Ashk. /say"feuhrdd toh"rddeuh, toy"rddeuh/ ; Eng. /say"feuhr tohr"euh, tawr"euh/ , pl. Sifrei Torah Seph. /see …
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SEFER HA-TEMUNA — (Hebrew: Book of the Image), anonymous work in Hebrew that imbues the letters of the Hebrew alphabet with a mystical …
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SEFER TORAH — also spelled Sepher Torah (Hebrew: Book of the Law), in Judaism, the first five books of the Old Testament written …
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ZERUBBABEL, SEFER — [Judaic] An apocalyptic text that describes the end of the world and the eshcaton. Many of the traditions concerning Armilius, …
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RAZIM, SEFER HA — [Judaic] "The book of Secrets" - or - "The Book of Amulets." A Jewish magical manual that has circulated in …
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RAZIEL, SEFER — [Judaic] An influential book of scholarly magic. Tradition credits it with be given to Adam by the angel Raziel. Heavily …
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TORAH — I or Pentateuch In Judaism , the divine revelations to Israel; specifically, the first five books of the Bible : …
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MOSES DE LEÓN — orig. Moses ben Shem Tov born с 1240, León died 1305, Arevalo Reputed author of the Sefer ha-zohar , the …
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HA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Ha erh pin Ha Negev Yam Ha Melah Ha Jin {{link=Heller Yom Tov Lipmann …
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FRANK, JACOB — orig. Jacob Leibowicz born 1726, Berezanka or Korolowka, Galicia, Pol. died Dec. 10, 1791, Offenbach, Hessen Jewish false messiah . …
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ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB — born 1013, near Fès, Mor. died 1103, Lucena, Spain Moroccan Jewish scholar. He spent most of his life in Fès, …
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SEPHER TORAH — noun or se·fer torah |sāfər- ( plural si·phrei torah or si·frei torah |siˌfrā- ; or sepher torahs or sefer torahs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIFREI TORAH — Seph. /see frdday" taw rddah"/ ; Ashk. /si"frdday toh"rddeuh, toy"rddeuh/ , Hebrew. a pl. of Sefer Torah .
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IBN TIBBON, JUDAH BEN SAUL — born 1120, Granada, Spain died c. 1190, , Marseille Jewish physician and translator of Jewish Arabic-language works into Hebrew; he …
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IBN DAUD, ABRAHAM BEN DAVID HALEVI — also called Rabad I born c. 1110, , Toledo, Castile died c. 1180, , Toledo physician and historian who was …
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LEVI BEN GERSHOM — born 1288, Bagnols-sur-Cze, Fr. died 1344 also called Gersonides, Leo De Bagnols, Leo Hebraeus, or (by acronym) Ralbag French Jewish …
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KIMHI, JOSEPH — born c. 1105, Spain died c. 1170, Narbonne?, Fr. Kimhi also spelled Kimchi, Kimhi, or Qimhi, also called Maistre Petit, …
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KIMHI, DAVID — born c. 1160, , Narbonne?, Toulouse, France died c. 1235, , Narbonne? Kimhi also spelled Kimchi, Kimhi, or Qimhi, byname …
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KABBALA — also spelled Kabala, Kabbalah, Cabala, Cabbala, or Cabbalah (Hebrew: Tradition), esoteric Jewish mysticism as it appeared in the 12th and …
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JUDAH BEN SAMUEL — died 1217 also called Judah The Hasid Of Regensburg, or Yehuda The Hasid Jewish mystic and semilegendary pietist, a founder …
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ISRAELI, ISAAC BEN SOLOMON — born 832/855, Egypt died 932/955, Al-Qayrawan, Tunisia Arabic Abu Ya-'qub Ishaq Ibn Sulayman Al-isra'ili, also called Isaac Israeli, or Isaac …
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ALFASI, ISAAC BEN JACOB — born 1013, near Fs, Morocco died 1103, Lucena, Spain Alfasi also spelled al-Phasi, also called Rabbi Isaac Fasi, or (by …
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ALBO, JOSEPH — born c. 1380, , Monreal?, Aragon died c. 1444 Jewish philosopher and theologian of Spain who is noted for his …
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HA — interj. Ha galil Ha erh pin Ha Negev Yam Ha Melah Ha Jin Heller Yom Tov Lipmann ben Nathan Ha …
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JUDAIC MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Judaic mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abba Amona; Abel; Abigail; Abigor; Abinadab; Abracadabra; …
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