Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
- noun A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services.
- noun The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient Hebrew literature, any decision or instruction in matters of law and conduct given by a sacred authority; the revealed will of God; specifically, the (Mosaic) law; hence, the book of the law, the Pentateuch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A law; a precept.
- noun Divine instruction; revelation.
- noun The Pentateuch or “Law of Moses.”
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun The first five
books of theHebrew Scriptures , attributed toMoses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses. - proper noun The full body of written
Jewish law , including theTanakh , theTalmud , theMishnah and themidrashic texts. - proper noun The whole of Jewish
law , both written and unwritten. - proper noun The encompassing
philosophy ofJudaism . - noun A specially written
scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services. - noun A
book containing the five books of Moses.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
- noun the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
- noun the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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ACADEMIC NONSENSE, SCIENCE, AND TORAH ... the naivety of the standard claim that Torah is anti-Science
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Torah is the Hebrew word commonly translated "law" in the English scriptures but it actually means "teaching."
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In fact, the word Yarrah i.e. the root of the Hebrew word Torah means precisely the same thing.
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The Qur'an holds some of the same story as the Bible, and unless I'm mistaken, the Torah is the original old testament.
Friendly religious questions for Christians and other monotheists 2009
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The Qur'an holds some of the same story as the Bible, and unless I'm mistaken, the Torah is the original old testament.
Friendly religious questions for Christians and other monotheists 2009
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Excuse me, the Torah is the central icon of the Judaic faith.
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Excuse me, the Torah is the central icon of the Judaic faith.
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The principles of this religion are contained in a book written in the Hebrew tongue, which they call the Torah, or law, composed of several precepts, promises, and threatenings; together with histories of things past, and prophecies of things to come: this book, they say, was written by men inspired by God himself; and therefore they avouch it not to be of human invention, but merely of divine institution.
Private Thoughts Upon Religion and a Christian Life; to which is Added the Necessity and Advantage of Frequent Communion. Volume I. 1637-1708 1834
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Whether you wish to call Orthodox Juaism a separate religion from heterodox Judaism, which denies many of Orthodox Judaism’s most basic beliefs, including the belief in Torah-mi-Sinai and the belief in the Oral Torah, is your affair for reasons of your own.
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