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To⋅rah

[toh-ruh, tawr-uh; Seph. Heb. toh-rah; Ashk. Heb. toh-ruh, toi-ruh]
–noun (sometimes lowercase)
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.
Also, Tora.


Origin:
< Heb tōrāh instruction, law
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To·rah also to·rah   (tôr'ə, tōr'ə, toir'ə, tô-rä')   
n.   Judaism
  1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.

  2. A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.

  3. The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition.


[Hebrew tôrâ, law, instruction, from hôrâ, to throw, direct, teach, derived stem of yārâ, to throw, shoot; see wrw in Semitic roots.]
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Torah [(toh-ruh, tawr-uh, toy-ruh)]

The law on which Judaism is founded (torah is Hebrew for “law”). This law is contained in the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Torah can also refer to the entire body of Jewish law and wisdom, including what is contained in oral tradition.

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Word Origin & History

Torah 
"the Pentateuch," 1577, from Heb. torah, lit. "instruction, law," verbal noun from horah "he taught, showed."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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