tora

Variant of torah

torah definition

to·rah or tora to′ra (tō′rə, tôr′ə, tō rä′)

noun

    1. learning, law, instruction, etc.
    2. the whole body of Jewish religious literature, including the Scripture and the Talmud
    1. the Pentateuch
    2. pl. toroth to·roth or torot to′·rot (tō′rəs, tôr′əs, tō rōt′), torahs to·rahs or toras to′·ras (tō′rəs, tôr′əs, tō räs′) a parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch

Etymology: Heb tora, law < hora, to teach < root jrh, to cast, throw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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