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Torah

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. Torah (noun)
  2. tora (noun)
  3. Sefer Torah
  4. Sepher Torah (noun)
  5. sifrei torah
  6. Simchas Torah (noun)
  7. Simhath Torah (noun)
  8. siphrei torah
  9. Talmud Torah (noun)

To·rah

noun \ˈtȯr-ə, ˈtȯi-rə\

Definition of TORAH

1
: the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition
2
: the five books of Moses constituting the Pentateuch
3
: a leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue for liturgical purposes
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Origin of TORAH

Hebrew tōrāh
First Known Use: 1577

Rhymes with TORAH

aura, bora, flora, hora, mora, sora

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