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Torah

see synonyms of torah

Noun

1. torah

the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition

2. laws, pentateuch, torah

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

3. torah

(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Torah

see synonyms of torah
noun
1. 
a. 
the Pentateuch
b. 
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

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Torah

see synonyms of torah
noun Judaism
1. 
a. 
learning, law, instruction, etc.
b.  [usually T-]
the whole body of Jewish religious literature, including the Scripture and the Talmud
2.  [usually T-]
a. 
the Pentateuch
b. Word forms: plural toroth or ˈtorot (ˈtoʊrəs ; tōˈrəs; ˈtɔrəs ; tôrˈəs; toʊˈroʊt ; tōrōtˈ), torahs or ˈtoras (ˈtoʊrəs ; tōˈrəs; ˈtɔrəs ; tôrˈəs; toʊˈrɑs ; tōräsˈ)
a parchment scroll containing the Pentateuch

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Torah

see synonyms of torah
n.
Judaism
1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.
2. A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.
3. The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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