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/ˈtɔːɹə/
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The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Holonyms: Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Septuagint Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Five Books of Moses, Books of Moses, Chumash, Law, Pentateuch
Antonyms: none provided
The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
Examples
It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Holonyms: Old Testament, Tanakh An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Sefer Torah
Antonyms: none provided
A book containing the five books of Moses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scroll, roll
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pentateuch, Laws
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).
Across languages
Translations 76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
اَلتَّوْرَاة
(at-tawrāh)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Arabic :
التَّوراة
(at-tawrā, at-tawrāt)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Aramaic :
אוֹרַיְתָא
(ʾōrayṯā)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Armenian :
Թորա
(Tʻora)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Asturian :
Torá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Azerbaijani :
Tövrat
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Bashkir :
Тәүрат
(Təwrat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Belarusian :
То́ра
(Tóra)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Bengali :
তৌরাত
(tōurat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Catalan :
Torà
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Cantonese :
妥拉
(to5 laai1)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Cantonese :
托拉
(tok3 laai1)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Cantonese :
托辣
(tok3 laat6)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Mandarin :
托辣
(Tuōlà)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Mandarin :
妥拉
(Tuǒlā)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Chinese Mandarin :
托拉
(Tuōlā)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Czech :
Tóra
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Danish :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Dinka :
Lööŋwëët
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Dutch :
Thora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Esperanto :
Leĝo de Moseo
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Esperanto :
Torao
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Estonian :
Toora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Finnish :
toora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Finnish :
pentateukki
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
French :
Thora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
French :
Torah
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Georgian :
თორა
(tora)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
German :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
German :
Thora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
German :
Torah
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Greek :
Τορά
(Torá)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Greek :
Πεντάτευχος
(Pentátefchos)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Hausa :
Attaura
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Hebrew :
תּוֹרָה
(torá)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Hindi :
तौरात
(taurāt)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Hungarian :
Tóra
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Indonesian :
Taurat
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Interlingua :
Torah
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Irish :
Tórá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Italian :
Torà
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Japanese :
トーラー
(Tōrā)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Kazakh :
Тәурат
(Täurat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Khmer :
តូរ៉ា
(touraa)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Korean :
토라
(Tora)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Central Kurdish :
تەورات
(tewrat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Ladino :
Torá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Ladino :
תּורה
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Latvian :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Lithuanian :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Malay :
Taurat
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Norwegian Bokmål :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Norwegian Nynorsk :
Torá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Persian :
تورات
(towrât)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Polish :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Portuguese :
Torá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Portuguese :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Russian :
То́ра
(Tóra)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Serbo-Croatian :
Тора
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Serbo-Croatian :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Slovak :
Tóra
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Spanish :
Torá
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Spanish :
Torah
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Swedish :
Tora
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Swedish :
Torah
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Tajik :
Таврот
(Tavrot)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Tajik :
Турот
(Turot)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Tatar :
Тәурат
(Täwrat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Turkish :
Tevrat
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Ottoman Turkish :
سفر
(sifr)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Ukrainian :
То́ра
(Tóra)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Urdu :
تورات
(taurāt)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Urdu :
تَوریت
(tauret)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Uyghur :
تەۋرات
(tewrat)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Uzbek :
Tavrot
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
Yiddish :
תּורה
(toyre)
— the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law
