Etymology[edit]
Compound of schrift + geleerde.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈsxrɪft.xəˌleːr.də/
- Hyphenation: schrift‧ge‧leer‧de
schriftgeleerde m (plural schriftgeleerden)
- (religion) someone versed in Holy Writ, particularly in reference to Second Temple Judaism, but also applied to other, chiefly later periods; a scribe
- a scribe, a professional writer, copyist, etc.