torah
pronunciation
How to pronounce torah in British English:
UK ['tɔ:rɑ:]
How to pronounce torah in American English:
US ['tɔrɑ]
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- Noun:
- the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
- the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
- (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
Word Origin
- Torah (n.)
- "the Pentateuch," 1570s, from Hebrew torah, literally "instruction, law," verbal noun from horah "he taught, showed."
Example
- 1. But so do the torah and the bible .
- 2. By 12th-century jewish philosopher and torah scholar .
- 3. Is this your versionof a torah ?
- 4. References that appear in the torah and the gospels .
- 5. The fastest-growing population groups in israel are those least plugged in to the high-tech economy : israeli arabs , who lag educationally , and haredim ( ultra-orthodox jews ) , whom the government pays to study the torah .