Torah

Definitions

1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
2. A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
3. The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
   Judaism
4. A book containing the five books of Moses.
5. The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
   Judaism
6. The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
   Judaism

Equivalents

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العربيةالتوراة

বাংলাতৌরাত

Bosanskitora

Catalàtora

ČeštinaTóra

ΕλληνικάΠεντάτευχοςΤορά

EsperantoLeĝo de MoseoTorao

فارسیتورات

Suomipentateukkitoora

Gaeilgetóra

HausaAttaura

עבריתתוה״קתורה

हिन्दीतौरात

Hrvatskitora

Magyartóra

Bahasa IndonesiaTaurat

ItalianoTorà

日本語トーラー

ភាសាខ្មែរតូរ៉ា

한국어토라

NederlandsThora

PolskiTora

Portuguêstora

РусскийТора

Српскиtora

SvenskatoraTorah

ТоҷикӣТаврот

TürkçeTevrat

ئۇيغۇرچەتەۋرات

اردوتورات

Examples

“Holonyms: Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Septuagint”

“Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount⟳ Sinai.”

“The Jews were denying that the punishment was stoning, and Muhammad demanded to see⟳ a copy⟳ of the Torah and that it be read⟳ to him. The ruling that prescribed stoning the adulterer was in the Torah for all to see⟳, and Muhammad was vindicated. Al-Biqāʿī also cites a different version of the same report⟳ in which Muhammad placed the Torah on a cushion as a sign⟳ of respect⟳.”

“Services during Yom Kippur are held continuously through the day and include⟳ readings from the Torah and the reciting of prayers expressing regret⟳ or asking for forgiveness.”

“It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder⟳ cause irreparable damage⟳.”

“Holonyms: Old Testament, Tanakh”

“An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.”

“There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.”

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