torah
or tora
noun
- learning, law, instruction, etc.
- the whole body of Jewish religious literature, including the Scripture and the Talmud
- the Pentateuch
- pl. toroth or torot , torahs or toras a parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch
See torah in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also to·rah (tôrˈə, tōrˈə, toirˈə, tô-räˈ)
noun Judaism - The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.
- A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.
- The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition.
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