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–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 Audio Help (tôr'ə, tōr'ə, toir'ə, tô-rä') Pronunciation Key
n. Judaism

The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.
A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.
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

"the Pentateuch," 1577, from Heb. torah, lit. "instruction, law," verbal noun from horah "he taught, showed."

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torah
noun
1.	the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
2.	the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
3.	(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services

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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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To"rah\, Tora \To"ra\, n.; pl. Toroth. [Heb. t[=o]r[=a]h.] (Jewish Lit.) (a) A law; a precept.

A considerable body of priestly Toroth. --S. R. Driver. (b) Divine instruction; revelation.

Tora, . . . before the time of Malachi, is generally used of the revelations of God's will made through the prophets. --T. K. Cheyne. (c) The Pentateuch or "Law of Moses."

The Hebrew Bible is divided into three parts: (1) The Torah, "Law," or Pentateuch. (2) The Prophets . . . (3) The Kethubim, or the "Writings," generally termed Hagiographa. --C. H. H. Wright.

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