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源自希伯来语 סֵפֶר (séfer),原意为'书'或'信件',与阿卡德语 šipru(消息)同源。
❶ 希伯来语中表示“书”或“卷轴”的词汇,特指犹太教宗教文献或律法书。常用于指代《托拉》等神圣文本。
“The rabbi carefully unrolled the ancient sefer for the Sabbath reading.”
(拉比小心翼翼地展开古老的经卷进行安息日诵读。)
“Every Jewish home should have a sefer Torah as a spiritual guide.”
(每个犹太家庭都应有一部《托拉》经卷作为精神指引。)
sefer Torah — 特指犹太教最神圣的手抄《托拉》经卷,通常用羊皮纸制成,用于宗教仪式诵读。
“The synagogue's sefer Torah was carried around the congregation during Simchat Torah.”
(在欢庆律法节期间,会堂的《托拉》经卷被抬着在会众中绕行。)
sefer yetzirah — 《创造之书》,犹太教神秘主义卡巴拉的重要典籍,探讨宇宙创造与字母的神秘力量。
“Kabbalists study the sefer yetzirah to understand the mystical aspects of Hebrew letters.”
(卡巴拉学者研读《创造之书》以理解希伯来字母的神秘层面。)