Definitions for Torah

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Torah To·rah

Spelling: [toh-ruh, tawr-uh; Seph

IPA: /ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔr ə; Sephardic Hebrew toʊˈrɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈtoʊ rə, ˈtɔɪ rə/

Torah is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 64 anagrams from letters in Torah (ahort).

Definitions for Torah

noun

1. the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Compare Tanach.
2. a parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written, used in synagogue services.
3. the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Old Testament and the Talmud.
4. law or instruction.

Origin of Torah

From the Hebrew word tōrāh instruction, law

Examples for Torah

Even the child's unborn soul had been present and accepted the yoke of the Torah.

The Jew had to testify against the Christian on the "Torah."

He added, “This is the whole of the Torah, and the rest is commentary;  go learn it.”

She was pleased that I was sitting with nice children, and learning the "Torah."

He accepted the Torah as the guide of his own life and of that of his nation.

This Torah portion is often used to falsely justify exclusive Jewish ownership of, and Israeli military presence in, Hebron.

He gave his soul for the sake of the people of Israel, The Torah, and the Land.

It is of value only when used in defence of the Torah and in behalf of God and the truth.

All of their songs, they say, are inspired by Torah and Hasidic philosophy, even the ones that sound a bit salacious.

Every week, on the Sabbath, Jews around the world read a portion of the Torah.