Torah

//ˈtɔːɹə// name, noun

name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.

    "Holonyms: Old Testament, Tanakh"

  2. 2
    (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services wordnet
  3. 3
    A book containing the five books of Moses.

    "There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.

    "Holonyms: Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Septuagint"

  2. 2
    The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts. Judaism

    "It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage."

  3. 3
    The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten. Judaism
  4. 4
    The encompassing philosophy of Judaism. Judaism

Synonyms

All synonyms
pentateuchapocryphabooks of mosesbooks of mosesbreviarycanon

Example

More examples

"The Jewish religious leadership required every Jewish individual to learn to read and study the Torah."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).

Related phrases

D'var TorahOral TorahWritten Torahbittul Torahhebrew scripturesnevi imold testament

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