Sefer in simple Hebrew is a word that means any kind of "
Among Orthodox Jews it is used for books both of the
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Sefer Yetzirah — (Hebrew, Book of Creation [ Yetzirah is more literally translated as Formation ; the word Briah is used for Creation ] , ספר יצירה) is the title of the earliest extant book on Jewish esotericism.The Sefer Yetzirah is devoted to speculations… … Wikipedia
Sefer Raziel HaMalakh — (Hebrew he. ספר רזיאל המלאך Book of Raziel the Angel”), is medieval Kabbalistic grimoire, primarily written in Hebrew and Aramaic, but surviving also in Latin translation, as Liber Razielis Archangeli , in a 13th century manuscript produced unde … Wikipedia
SEFER TORAH — (Heb. סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה; pl. Sifrei Torah; scroll of the law), scroll containing the Five Books of Moses written on parchment according to strict rules and used mainly for reading at public worship (see torah reading ). The Sefer Torah is normally… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Hebrew astronomy — refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew. It also includes an unusual type of literature from the Middle Ages: works written in Arabic but transcribed in the Hebrew alphabet. It includes a range… … Wikipedia
Sefer Hamitzvot — ( Book of Commandments ) is a work by the 12th century rabbi, philosopher and physician Maimonides. While there are various other works titled similarly, the title Sefer Hamitzvot without a modifier refers to Maimonides work. It is a listing of… … Wikipedia
Sefer haYashar — Sefer haYashar, Hebrew ספר הישר (also transliterated Sēper haiYāšār ), Book of the Upright , often only half translated into English as Book of Jasher or as Book of Jashar .There are a number of works with this name:*Sefer haYashar (Biblical… … Wikipedia
Sefer ha-temuna — ▪ Hebrew work (Hebrew: “Book of the Image”), anonymous work in Hebrew that imbues the letters of the Hebrew alphabet with a mystical significance and claims that there are invisible parts of the Torah. The book first appeared in Spain in… … Universalium
Hebrew punctuation — Hebrew specific marks orthographically similar marks maqaf ־ … Wikipedia
SEFER ḤUKKEI HA-TORAH — (Heb. סֵפֶר חֻקֵּי הַתּוֹרָה; The Book of the Laws of the Torah ), one of the earliest and most detailed treatises in Hebrew in the fields of education and educational ethics. This short work, dealing with the problems of education at its various … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sefer — /sāˈfər/ (Judaism) noun (pl Sifrei /sēˈfrā/) 1. A scroll on which the Torah or Law is written (also called Sefer Torah) 2. Any book containing Hebrew religious literature ORIGIN: Heb sēpher, literally, a book … Useful english dictionary
