Torah Definition

tōrə, tôrə, tōrä
torahs, torah, torot, toroth
noun
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
American Heritage
Learning, law, instruction, etc.
Webster's New World
The whole body of Jewish religious literature, including the Scripture and the Talmud.
Webster's New World
A parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch.
Webster's New World
The Pentateuch.
Webster's New World
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Singular:
Torah
Plural:
torahs

Origin of Torah

  • Hebrew tôrâ law, instruction from hôrâ to throw, direct, teach derived stem of yārâ to throw, shoot wrw in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Torah Sentence Examples

  • The Torah of Jesus was essentially prophetic and in no sense priestly or legal.

  • To obtain these heavenly mysteries, which alone make the Torah superior to profane codes, definite hermeneutical rules are employed, of which the following are the most important.

  • The Ark of the Law, in the Jewish synagogue, is a chest or cupboard containing the scrolls of the Torah (Pentateuch), and is placed against or in the wall in the direction of Jerusalem.

  • Rather it was implicitly contained in the Torah, and the duty of the teacher was to show this.

  • Systematic abstracts of the legal parts of the Talmud were made by Isaac Alfazi (or " Riph," 1013-1103), and by Maimonides (Mishneh Torah, otherwise called Sepher haYad or Yad ha-Hazakah).

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Words Starting With

TTOTOR

Words Ending With

HAHRAH

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