摩西五經 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Torah name The five books traditionally attributed to Moses at the start of the Hebrew Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
Senses
摩西五經 is used for these senses in English:
- Pentateuch The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- Torah (Abrahamism) The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses. [1570s]
Torah — full definition
- name The five books traditionally attributed to Moses at the start of the Hebrew Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- noun A handwritten scroll containing these five books, used in synagogue worship.
- name More broadly, the whole body of Jewish religious law and teaching, written and oral.