Torah

Torah
To•rah or To•ra
[[t]ˈtoʊr ə, ˈtɔr ə[/t]] hebr. [[t]toʊˈrɑ[/t]] n. pl. -rahs or -ras (sometimes l.c.)
1) jud the Pentateuch
2) jud a parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written, used in synagogue services
3) jud the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Old Testament and the Talmud
4) jud law or instruction
Etymology: < Heb tōrāh instruction, law

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Torah — To rah, Tora To ra, n.; pl. {Toroth}. [Heb. t[=o]r[=a]h.] (Jewish Lit.) (a) A law; a precept. A considerable body of priestly Toroth. S. R. Driver. (b) Divine instruction; revelation. Tora, . . . before the time of Malachi, is generally used of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Torah — the Pentateuch, 1570s, from Heb. torah, lit. instruction, law, verbal noun from horah he taught, showed …   Etymology dictionary

  • Torah — ► NOUN ▪ (in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the Pentateuch. ORIGIN Hebrew, instruction, doctrine, law …   English terms dictionary

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  • Torah — Sefer Torah at old Glockengasse Synagogue (reconstruction), Cologne The Torah (English pronunciation: /ˈtɔːrə/; Hebrew …   Wikipedia

  • Torah — Sefer Torah exposé à la synagogue de la Glockengasse, à Cologne La Torah (en hébreu תּוֹרָה, « instruction » ; en grec ancien Νομος …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Torah — /toh reuh, tawr euh/; Seph. Heb. /toh rddah /; Ashk. Heb. /toh rddeuh, toy rddeuh/, n. (sometimes l.c.) 1. the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Cf. Tanach. 2. a parchment scroll on which the… …   Universalium

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