Seph. /se"ferdd taw rddah"/ ; Ashk. /say"feuhrdd toh"rddeuh, toy"rddeuh/ ; Eng. /say"feuhr tawr"euh, tohr"euh/ , pl. Siphrei Torah Seph. /see frdday" taw rddah"/ ; Ashk. /si"frdday toh"rddeuh, toy"rddeuh/ , Eng. Sepher Torahs . Hebrew.
a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.
Also, Sefer Torah .
[ sepher torah lit., book of law ]