[pahr-uh-shah, pahr-shuh; Seph. Heb. pah-rah-shah; Ashk. Heb. pahr-shuh] 
[Seph. Heb. pah-rah-shawt] , Pa⋅ra⋅shi⋅oth, Pa⋅ra⋅shi⋅ot [Seph. Heb. pah-rah-shee-awt] , English, Ashkenazic Hebrew. Par⋅a⋅shahs [pahr-uh-shahz, pahr-shuh
z; Ashk. Heb. pahr-shuhz] . Judaism. | 1. | a portion of the Torah chanted or read each week in the synagogue on the Sabbath. |
| 2. | a selection from such a portion, chanted or read in the synagogue on Mondays, Thursdays, and holy days. |