Parashah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural Pa·ra·shoth, Pa·ra·shot [Sephardic Hebrew pah-rah-shawt], /Sephardic Hebrew pɑ rɑˈʃɔt/, Pa·ra·shi·oth, Pa·ra·shi·ot [Sephardic Hebrew pah-rah-shee-awt], /Sephardic Hebrew pɑ rɑ ʃiˈɔt/, English, Ashkenazic Hebrew Par·a·shahs [pahr-uh-shahz, pahr-shuhz; Ashkenazic Hebrew pahr-shuhz]. /ˈpɑr əˌʃɑz, ˈpɑr ʃəz; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈpɑr ʃəz/. 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.
noun plural -shoth (-ˌʃəʊt, Hebrew -ˈʃɔt) Judaism
  1. any of the sections of the Torah read in the synagogue
  2. any of the subsections of the weekly lessons read on Sabbaths in the synagogue
Parashah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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