Torah
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: tôrə, IPA(key): /tɔːɹə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːrə
Proper noun
Torah
- The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
- Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
- 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.
- The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
- The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
Synonyms
- (Five Books of Moses): Pentateuch
Translations
the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
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Noun
Torah (plural Torahs)
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