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Torah

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See also: torah, Toráh, Torāh, and Tōrāh

English

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An open Samaritan Torah.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).

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the Torah

  2. (Abrahamism) The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses. [1570s[1]]
    Synonyms: Books of Moses, Chumash, Law, Pentateuch
    Holonyms: Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Septuagint
    Meronyms: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
    Coordinate terms: Ketuvim, Nevi'im
    Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
    • 2008, Walid A. Saleh, “A Fifteenth-Century Muslim Hebraist: Al-Biqāʿī and His Defense of Using the Bible to Interpret the Qurʾān”, in Speculum‎[1], volume 83, number 3, The University of Chicago Press, page 644:
      The Jews were denying that the punishment was stoning, and Muhammad demanded to see a copy of the Torah and that it be read to him. The ruling that prescribed stoning the adulterer was in the Torah for all to see, and Muhammad was vindicated. Al-Biqāʿī also cites a different version of the same report in which Muhammad placed the Torah on a cushion as a sign of respect.
    • 2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN‎[2]:
      Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret or asking for forgiveness.
  3. (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.
  4. (Judaism) The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
  5. (Judaism) The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.

Usage notes

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Translations

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the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law

Noun

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Torah (plural Torahs or Torot or Toroth)

  1. (Abrahamism) A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
    Synonym: Sefer Torah
    Holonyms: Old Testament, Tanakh
    Coordinate term: Talmud
    An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
  2. (Abrahamism) A book containing the five books of Moses.
    There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.

References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “Torah”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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French

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Torah f

  1. (Abrahamism) Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses)

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

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Torah f (genitive Torah, no plural)

  1. alternative spelling of Thora

Declension

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Declension of Torah [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Torah
genitive einer der Torah
dative einer der Torah
accusative eine die Torah

Spanish

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Proper noun

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Torah f

  1. alternative spelling of Torá

Swedish

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Torah c

  1. (Judaism) alternative spelling of Tora (“Torah”)

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