| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | To·rah |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  tôr  , t r, toir, tô-rä |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also to·rah |
| NOUN: | Judaism 1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures. See table at Bible. 2. A scroll of parchment containing the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, used in a synagogue during services. 3. The entire body of religious law and learning including both sacred literature and oral tradition. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hebrew tôrâ, law, instruction, from hôrâ, to throw, direct, teach, derived stem of y râ, to throw, shoot. See wrw in Appendix II.
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