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para·shah (pär′ə s̸hä′)

noun pl. parashoth -·shoth′ (-s̸hōt′)

    1. any of the sections into which the Pentateuch is divided for reading during a year in the synagogue on the Sabbath
    2. any of various selections from the Pentateuch for reading on the holy days
  2. any of the subsections into which such sections are divided

Etymology: Heb pārāshāh, lit., an explanation: akin to perish > pharisee

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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