Sepher Torah

American

[se-fer taw-rah, sey-fuhr toh-ruh, toi-ruh, sey-fer tawr-uh, tohr-uh] / ˈsɛ fɛr tɔˈrɑ, ˈseɪ fər ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə, ˈseɪ fər ˈtɔr ə, ˈtoʊr ə /

noun

Hebrew.

a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

Etymology

Origin of Sepher Torah

sēpher tōrāh literally, book of law

Example Sentences

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His arms itched to loose their hold of the Sepher Torah.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

The ill-omened news of the destruction of the Sepher Torah had reached the women, and their Oriental natures found relief in profuse lamentation.

From Ghetto Tragedies by Zangwill, Israel

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