torah
torah Lexical Profile
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• noun
(Usually capitalized) The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy), traditionally attributed to Moses and constituting the foundational sacred text of Judaism.
"Students in the religious studies seminar examined how ancient legal traditions are preserved within the Torah."
(Usually capitalized) A sacred parchment scroll containing the handwritten Hebrew text of the first five books of Moses, kept inside the ark of a synagogue and read aloud during religious services.
"The congregation stood respectfully as the rabbi carried the ornate Torah from the ark to the reading desk."
(Usually capitalized) The entire body of Jewish religious law, doctrine, and instruction, encompassing both the written scriptures and the oral interpretive traditions such as the Mishnah and Talmud.
"Lifelong study of the Torah is regarded as a central spiritual and ethical pursuit in traditional Jewish life."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew 'tōrāh' (meaning 'instruction', 'teaching', or 'law'), derived from the verb root 'yārāh' meaning 'to direct, teach, or point out'.
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