Wikipedia's first sentence called it “specific writing with which sifrei torah”. Today it says “specific jewish traditional writing with which holy scrolls”.
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Specific Jewish traditional writing with which Torah scrolls (Sifrei Torah), phylacteries (Tefillin), Mezuzot and the Five Megillot are written A Parchment, quill, and an ink used for Ktav Stam Ketav Stam ( ) is the specific Jewish traditional writing with which Torah scrolls ( S ifrei Torah), phylacteries ( T efillin), M ezuzot and the Five Megillot are written.1Stam is an acronym denoting these writings, as indicated by the gershayim ( ״ ) punctuation mark.2 One who writes such articles is called a Sofer Stam . The writing is done by means of a feather, and ink (known as D'yo ) onto special parchment called klaf . There exist two primary traditions in respect to the formation of the letters, Ktav HaAshkenazi and Ktav HaSefardi , however the differences between them are slight.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ktav Stam ( Hebrew : כתב סת"ם ) is the specific writing with which Sifrei Torah , Tefillin , Mezzuzot , and the Five Megillot are written. One who writes such articles is called a Sofer Stam . The writing is done by means of a feather, and ink (known as D'yo) onto special parchment called Klaf . There exist two primary traditions in respect to the formation of the letters, Ktav HaAshkenazi and Ktav HaSefardi, however the differences between them are slight.
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Ketav Stam ( Hebrew : כתב סת"ם ) is the specific Jewish traditional writing with which S ifrei Torah , T efillin , M ezuzot , and the Five Megillot are written. One who writes such articles is called a Sofer Stam . The writing is done by means of a feather, and ink (known as D'yo) onto special parchment called Klaf . There exist two primary traditions in respect to the formation of the letters, Ktav HaAshkenazi and Ktav HaSefardi, however the differences between them are slight.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jewish traditional writing used for Torah scrolls, Tefillin, Mezuzot and the Five Megillot A Parchment, quill, and an ink used for Ktav Stam Ktav Stam ( ) is the specific Jewish traditional writing with which holy scrolls ( Sifrei Kodesh ), tefillin and mezuzot are written.Stam is a Hebrew acronym denoting these writings, as indicated by the gershayim ( ״ ) punctuation mark. One who writes such articles is called a sofer stam . The writing is done by means of a feather and ink (known as D'yo ) onto special parchment called klaf . There exist two primary traditions in respect to the formation of the letters, Ktav HaAshkenazi and Ktav HaSefardi , however the differences between them are slight.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Jewish traditional writing used for Torah scrolls, Tefillin, Mezuzot and the Five Megillot A Parchment, quill, and an ink used for Ktav Stam Ktav Stam ( Hebrew : כְּתַב־סְתָ״ם ) is the specific Jewish traditional writing with which holy scrolls ( Sifrei Kodesh ), tefillin and mezuzot are written. Stam is a Hebrew acronym denoting these writings, as indicated by the gershayim ( ״ ) punctuation mark. One who writes such articles is called a sofer stam . The writing is done by means of a feather and ink (known as D'yo ) onto special parchment called klaf . There exist two primary traditions in respect to the formation of the letters, Ktav HaAshkenazi and Ktav HaSefardi , however the differences between them are slight.
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specific writing with which sifrei torah
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specific jewish traditional writing with which holy scrolls
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