Torah
A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in…A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
» Torah is greater than the priesthood or the monarchy.
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2 sensesA specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
Holonyms: Old Testament, Tanakh
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(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
A book containing the five books of Moses.
There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.
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.
Origin
Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).
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Forms
plural: Torahs / Torot / TorothSynonyms
3 synonyms- the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit:PentateuchLaws
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular