Torah
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and…The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
» Torah is greater than the priesthood or the monarchy.
Meaning
4 sensesThe first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
Holonyms: Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Septuagint
Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Tora, Thora, Torah
То́раTóra
То́раTóra
(Judaism)The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
(Judaism)The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
(Judaism)The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
Examples
17 sentencesTorah is greater than the priesthood or the monarchy.
Every single person in the Torah is flawed.
Hillel and Shammai led rival schools of Torah learning.
Simchat Torah is the second day of Shemini Atzeret.
Tom is a Jew, and believes in the Oral Torah.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).
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