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Re: [b-hebrew] soferim vs. sopherim

From: Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] soferim vs. sopherim
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:59:09 +0100

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 05:31:39PM -0500, Oun Kwon wrote:
> As written in English, soferim and sopherim are from the same Hebrew word, I
> believe.
>
> I am a little confused though, since when I google it, each does give off
> different listing. Basically soferim = something of Talmud; whereas sopherim
> = scribes. On the other hand the singular sofer and sopher seems same.
>
> I hope I am not making a fool myself. Can you help clear my ignorance in
> Hebrew?
>
> Thank you. And Happy New Year.

To my knowledge there is no difference in those terms (even i hebrew not!).

Petr Tomasek

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[b-hebrew] soferim vs. sopherim, Oun Kwon, 01/03/2008
- Re: [b-hebrew] soferim vs. sopherim, Petr Tomasek, 01/15/2008
  - Re: [b-hebrew] soferim vs. sopherim, Yigal Levin, 01/15/2008
    - Re: [b-hebrew] root or suffix?, pporta, 01/16/2008
      - Re: [b-hebrew] root or suffix?, Harold Holmyard, 01/16/2008
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] root or suffix?, pporta, 01/16/2008