Yeshivish glossary term
ST'M
סת״ם
Meaning
- Sefer Torah, tefillin, and mezuzah scribal field
- acronym for sacred scroll writing
Alternate spellings
stam sofrus
Usage and context
An acronym formed from Sefer Torah, Tefillin, and Mezuzah. It refers to the scribal field and its sacred written objects.
- Category
- sofrus
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
He learned STaM for several years.
Plain-English example
He studied the laws and craft of writing sacred scrolls for several years.