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English noun: Torah

1. Torah (communication) the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition


Instance hypernymreligious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

2. Torah (communication) the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit


SynonymsLaws, Pentateuch


Instance hypernymreligious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing


Part holonymBook of Deuteronomy, Book of Exodus, Book of Genesis, Book of Leviticus, Book of Numbers, Deuteronomy, Exodus, Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers


Part meronymHebrew Scripture, Old Testament, Tanach, Tanakh

3. Torah (communication) (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services


Broader (hypernym)roll, scroll


Domain categoryJudaism









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