No, they were not. They were called “unlettered and ordinary ” because they did not attend rabbinic schools for religious training.
خیر ،‏ آنان « بی‌علم و اُمّی » خوانده شده‌اند چون در مدرسه‌ای که پیشوایان یهودی تعلیم می‌گرفتند ،‏ تحصیل نکرده بودند .‏