name
Torah
TAW-ruh
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1
The five books traditionally attributed to Moses at the start of the Hebrew Bible — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
"The rabbi read from the Torah during the Saturday service."
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More broadly, the whole body of Jewish religious law and teaching, written and oral.
"Students spend years studying the Torah and its many commentaries."
noun
1
A handwritten scroll containing these five books, used in synagogue worship.
"The synagogue keeps its Torah scroll in an ornately carved cabinet called the ark."
How to Use Torah
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe core sacred text of Judaism — both the physical scroll and, more broadly, Jewish law and teaching as a whole.
Common pairings
read the Torah
a Torah scroll
study the Torah
Word Forms
Torahs plural, Torot plural, Toroth plural
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Etymology
From Hebrew tōrā, meaning "instruction," "teaching," or "law."