torah

Noun
  1. The whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition (synset 106463893)
    is an instance of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
  2. The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit (synset 106463561)
    is an instance of: religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing - writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
    has:
    • book of genesis, genesis - the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
    • book of exodus, exodus - the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
    • book of leviticus, leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
    • book of numbers, numbers - the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
    • book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
    is a part of:
    • old testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
    • hebrew scripture, tanach, tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
    same as: laws, pentateuch
  3. (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written;
    Is used in a synagogue during services (synset 106420085)
    referred to in: judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
    is a type of: roll, scroll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

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