torah

noun

1. 1. learning, law, instruction, etc.
   2. the whole body of Jewish religious literature, including the Scripture and the Talmud
2. 1. the Pentateuch
   2. pl. to·roth or to′·rottō′rəs, tôr′əs, tō rōt′, to·rahs or to′·rastō′rəs, tôr′əs, tō räs′ a parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch

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