Sopherim

(grammateis) were at first called Sopherim (from the Hebrew word meaning "to count"), because, as the Talmud says, "they counted all the letters in the Torah" (Kiddushin, 30a).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

It seems impossible to decide definitely; the Talmudists tell us that the Pentateuch was translated by five interpreters (Sopherim, c.i.).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

In these editions there are usually appended at the end of the fourth Seder seven small treatises, partly from Talmudic, partly from post-Talmudic times, among which is the post-Talmudic treatise Sopherim (directions for the writer and public reader of the Torah).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

a still wider significance, and seems to have been identified with the whole letter of the Old Testament, as interpreted and applied by the Sopherim or

Christian Doctrine of Sin 1823-1886 1876

"Still, he who would do justice," she proceeded, "will not forget that the cunning of our hands was bound by the prohibition, 'Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything;' which the Sopherim wickedly extended beyond its purpose and time.

Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ 1901