sefer

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛfɛɹ/

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/ˈsɛfɛɹ/ · /ˈseɪfɛɹ/

Definition of sefer

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(Jewish)A book, especially a religious book.

“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 ?”
“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"”
“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.”

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Borrowed from Hebrew סֵפֶר.

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