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noun
A section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).
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Usage: Judaism
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noun
One of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath
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Usage: Judaism
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History
From Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (“portion”).
Across languages
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