Torah

Sometimes to·rah,

[toh-ruh, tawr-uh, toh-rah, toh-ruh, toi-ruh]

noun

Judaism.

1. Also the Torah the five books containing the Law as revealed to Moses, constituting the first of the three divisions of Jewish Scripture.

   In the desert of life filled with obstacles and challenges, the light of Torah helps lead the way.

2. a parchment scroll on which the five books of the Law are written, used in synagogue services.

3. Also the Torah

   1. the entire body of Jewish Scripture, including all three divisions; Tanakh.

   2. the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Tanakh and the Talmud.

4. law or instruction.

Torah

/ ˈtəʊrə, tɔˈra /

noun

1. 1. the Pentateuch

   2. the scroll on which this is written, used in synagogue services

2. the whole body of traditional Jewish teaching, including the Oral Law

3. (modifier) promoting or according with traditional Jewish Law

Torah

1. The law on which Judaism is founded (torah is Hebrew for “law”). This law is contained in the first five books of the Bible (see also Bible) (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Torah can also refer to the entire body of Jewish law and wisdom, including what is contained in oral tradition.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Torah¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from Hebrew tôrāh “instruction, law”; akin to hôrāh “to teach,” yārāh “to throw”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Torah¹

C16: from Hebrew: precept, from yārāh to instruct

Example Sentences

One of the community's most prominent figures was Israel Najara, a poet and Torah commentator.

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"We don't go to the army not because we are selfish, but because we try to preserve ourselves, what the Torah tells us and the rabbis tell us," he told AFP.

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The coalition's other ultra-Orthodox party, United Torah Judaism, quit both the government and the coalition.

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The synagogue reopened last week for the first time since the targeted attack to celebrate the festivals of Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah earlier this week.

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Around his neck he wears as a pendant a mezuzah, which contains a small scroll with verses from the Torah.

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