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torah

To·rah
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toh-ruh, tawr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew toh-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew toh-ruh, toi-ruh]
    • /ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔr ə; Sephardic Hebrew toʊˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [toh-ruh, tawr-uh; Sephardic Hebrew toh-rah; Ashkenazic Hebrew toh-ruh, toi-ruh]
    • /ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔr ə; Sephardic Hebrew toʊˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə/

Definitions of torah word

  • noun torah the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Tanach. 1
  • noun torah a parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written, used in synagogue services. 1
  • noun torah the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Old Testament and the Talmud. 1
  • noun torah law or instruction. 1
  • proper noun torah In the Jewish religion, the Torah is the first five books of the Old Testament of the Bible, regarded collectively. 0
  • noun torah the Pentateuch 0
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Parts of speech for Torah

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torah popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • simchath torah

    a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.

  • aliyah

    immigration to the Holy Land

  • bimah

    a raised platform in a synagogue, from which the Torah is read

  • holy ark

    a cabinet in a synagogue set into or against the wall that faces eastward toward Jerusalem, for keeping the scrolls of the Torah.

  • orthodox jew

    a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.
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