סִרְגֵּל (Saf. of רגל) [to lead the writer,] to rule, draw lines. Y. Meg. I, 71ᵈ top מְסַרְגְּלִין בקנה (for writing T’fillin) you must draw lines with a reed; Treat. Sof’rim I, 1 הלכה … שמסרגלין בקנה it is a Sinaitic tradition that we must rule with a reed (in writing sacred books).—Part. pass. מְסוּרְגָּל; f. מְסוּרְגֶּלֶת. Ib. (quot. in Tosaf. to Gitt. 6ᵇ יריעה שאינה מס׳ וכ׳ a sheet (in a scroll) which is not ruled is unlawful.
סִרְגֵּל
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סִרְגֵּל ( Saf. of רגל ) [ to lead the writer ,] to rule, draw lines . Y. Meg. I, 71ᵈ top מְסַרְגְּלִין בקנה (for writing T’fillin) you must draw…
References
- Jerusalem Talmud Megillah 1:9:11
- Tractate Soferim 1:1
- Gittin 6b