Torah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Judaism.
  1. the five books containing the Law as revealed to Moses, constituting the first of the three divisions of Jewish Scripture: In the desert of life filled with obstacles and challenges, the light of Torah helps lead the way.
  2. a parchment scroll on which the five books of the Law are written, used in synagogue services.
  3. Also the Torah .
    • the entire body of Jewish Scripture, including all three divisions; Tanakh.
    • the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Tanakh and the Talmud.
  4. law or instruction.
noun
    • the Pentateuch
    • the scroll on which this is written, used in synagogue services
  1. the whole body of traditional Jewish teaching, including the Oral Law
  2. promoting or according with traditional Jewish Law
Torah (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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