Hebrew

Abbreviation

סְתָ״ם • ‎(STM, s'tám)

1. = ספרי תורה, תפילין ומזוזות ‎(sif'réi-torá, t'filín, um'zuzót, “Torah scrolls, tefillin, and mezuzahs”)

Usage notes

• A few other religious writings, such as the five megillot, are also subject to many of the rules of Torah scrolls, tefillin, and mezuzahs, but the abbreviation סְתָ״ם is used regardless.

Derived terms

• כְּתַב־סְתָ״ם ‎(k'táv-s'tám)
• סוֹפֵר־סְתָ״ם ‎(sofér-s'tám)