Torah
n.
first of three parts of the Hebrew Bible, Pentateuch, Five Books of Moses; leather scroll on which the Pentateuch is inscribed; entire body of Jewish Scriptures and teachings (including Written and Oral Laws)
Torah
The Torah is the most important document in Judaism, revered as the inspired word of
God, traditionally said to have been revealed to
Moses. The word Torah means "
teaching," "
instruction," "
scribe", or "
law" in
Hebrew. It is also known as the Five Books of Moses, the Law of Moses (Torat Moshe ) or Sefer Torah (which refers to the
scroll cases in which the books were kept), in Greek called Pentateuch (Πεντετεύχως "five rolls or cases").
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Torah
Noun
1. the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
2. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
(synonym) Pentateuch, Laws
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(part-holonym) Tanakh, Tanach, Hebrew Scripture
(part-meronym) Genesis, Book of Genesis
3. (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
(hypernym) scroll, roll
(classification) Judaism
torah (f)
n.
Torah, first of three parts of the Hebrew Bible, Five Books of Moses; leather scroll on which the Pentateuch is inscribed
Tora (f)
n.
Torah, first of three parts of the Hebrew Bible, Pentateuch, Five Books of Moses; leather scroll on which the Pentateuch is inscribed; entire body of Jewish Scriptures and teachings (including Written and Oral Laws)
torah (f)
n.
Torah, first of three parts of the Hebrew Bible, Pentateuch, Five Books of Moses