1. Torah - Noun
2. Torah - Proper noun
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
A book containing the five books of Moses.
There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.
According to Jewish law, a sefer Torah (plural: Sifrei Torah) is a copy of the formal Hebrew text handwritten on gevil or qlaf (forms of parchment ) by using a quill (or other permitted writing utensil) dipped in ink. Source: Internet
According to many historical-critical scholars, the Torah was altered during this time, and began to be regarded as the authoritative text for Jews. Source: Internet
According to Rabbinic Judaism the Torah was revealed by God to Moses; within it, Jews find 613 Mitzvot (commandments). Source: Internet
According to Akiba, the divine language of the Torah is distinguished from the speech of men by the fact that in the former no word or sound is superfluous. Source: Internet
According to the Hebrew Bible he returned from the Babylonian exile and reintroduced the Torah in Jerusalem (Ezra 7–10 and Neh 8). Source: Internet
According to the Rabbis, "Israel is of all nations the most willful or headstrong one, and the Torah was to give it the right scope and power of resistance, or else the world could not have withstood its fierceness." Source: Internet