"תורה" meaning in Hebrew

See תורה in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /toːˈraː/ [Biblical-Hebrew], /toːˈrɔː/ [tʰoːˈʀɔː] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /tøˈrɔ/ [tʰøːˈrɔː] [Yemenite-Hebrew], [tʰeːˈrɔː] [Yemenite-Hebrew], /toˈra/ (note: Sephardi Hebrew), /towˈrɔ/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /tojˈrɔ/ [Ashkenazi-Hebrew], /toˈra/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-YaronSh-תורה.wav Forms: תּוֹרָה [canonical], torá [romanization], תּוֹרוֹת [indefinite, plural], תּוֹרַת־ [construct, singular], תּוֹרוֹת־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: Representing a *tawrawat- prefixed from Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (“to throw, cast, lead, guide”). Compare Aramaic אוֹרַיְתָא (ʾōrayṯā), Ge'ez ኦሪት (ʾorit). Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|י־ר־ה}}, {{der|he|sem-wes-pro|*waraw-|t=to throw, cast, lead, guide}} Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (“to throw, cast, lead, guide”), {{cog|arc|אוֹרַיְתָא|tr=ʾōrayṯā}} Aramaic אוֹרַיְתָא (ʾōrayṯā), {{cog|gez|ኦሪት}} Ge'ez ኦሪት (ʾorit) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=תּוֹרַת|g=f|pat=תַּקְטָל|pl=תּוֹרוֹת|plcons=תּוֹרוֹת|tr=torá|wv=תּוֹרָה}} תּוֹרָה • (torá) f (plural indefinite תּוֹרוֹת, singular construct תּוֹרַת־, plural construct תּוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: תַּקְטָל]
  1. instruction, teaching
    Sense id: en-תורה-he-noun-pEudY-Sk
  2. Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses). Also known as the Law, the Pentateuch.
    Sense id: en-תורה-he-noun-8QCNhef1 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־ר־ה, Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטָל Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 3 44 46 6 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 4 51 37 8 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 4 50 39 8 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root י־ר־ה: 3 79 17 1 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms in the pattern תַּקְטָל: 3 80 17 1
  3. (Judaism) the Written Torah and Oral Torah; the Tanakh and Talmud Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism
    Sense id: en-תורה-he-noun-LOjO~xeU Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 3 44 46 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 30 64 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 27 69 2
  4. theory
    Sense id: en-תורה-he-noun-9Dl7SAXg Categories (other): Hebrew terms with collocations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: דבר תורה, מַתַּן תּוֹרָה (matán torá), ספר תורה, שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה (simkhát torá), תורה שבכתב, תורה שבעל־פה, תּוֹרָנִי, תּוֹרַת הָאִינְפוֹרְמַצְיָה (torát hainformátsya), תּוֹרַת הַקְּבוּצוֹת (torát hak'vutsót), תלמוד תורה Related terms: תנ״ך, כתובים
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            "1": "hu",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Tóra",
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      "text": "→ Hungarian: Tóra"
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        {
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            "1": "ia",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Interlingua: Torah",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Interlingua: Torah"
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        {
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            "1": "it",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: Torà",
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      "text": "→ Italian: Torà"
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          "expansion": "→ Ladino: תורה, tora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Ladino: תורה, tora"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Torá",
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "es",
            "2": "Torá",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Torá",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Torá"
    },
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            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "toyre"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: תּורה (toyre)"
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
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      },
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        {
          "english": "Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0601#א_ז|1:7]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "רַק חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵךְ׃",
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      "glosses": [
        "Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses). Also known as the Law, the Pentateuch."
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          "book",
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          "Hebrew Scriptures"
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          "Pentateuch"
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        {
          "english": "She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2831#לא_כו|31:26]]:",
          "text": "פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחׇכְמָה וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל לְשׁוֹנָהּ׃",
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          "text": "תורת הקבוצות ― torát hak'vutsót ― set theory",
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        },
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          "english": "the theory of relativity",
          "roman": "torát hayakhasút",
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          "english": "racial theories",
          "roman": "torót hagéza",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/toˈra/",
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      "ipa": "/tojˈrɔ/",
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      "ipa": "/toˈra/",
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    {
      "word": "דבר תורה"
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    {
      "word": "ספר תורה"
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      "roman": "simkhát torá",
      "word": "שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה"
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    {
      "word": "תורה שבכתב"
    },
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      "word": "תורה שבעל־פה"
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      "word": "תּוֹרָנִי"
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    {
      "roman": "torát hainformátsya",
      "word": "תּוֹרַת הָאִינְפוֹרְמַצְיָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "torát hak'vutsót",
      "word": "תּוֹרַת הַקְּבוּצוֹת"
    },
    {
      "word": "תלמוד תורה"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ar",
            "2": "تَوْرَاة",
            "alt": "التَّوْرَاة",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Arabic: التَّوْرَاة (at-tawrāh)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Arabic: التَّوْرَاة (at-tawrāh)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "Torà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: Torà",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: Torà"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "妥拉",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 妥拉 (Tuǒlā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 妥拉 (Tuǒlā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Tóra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Tóra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Tóra"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Torah",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Torah",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Torah"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "Torao",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: Torao",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: Torao"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Thora",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Thora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Thora"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "Tóra",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Tóra",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: Tóra"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ia",
            "2": "Torah",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Interlingua: Torah",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Interlingua: Torah"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Torà",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Torà",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Torà"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lad",
            "2": "תורה",
            "3": "tora",
            "bor": "1",
            "sc2": "Latn"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ladino: תורה, tora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ladino: תורה, tora"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Tora",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Tora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Tora"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Torá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Torá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Torá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Torá",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Torá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Torá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "תּורה",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "toyre"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: תּורה (toyre)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: תּורה (toyre)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "י־ר־ה"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "he-rootbox"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-wes-pro",
        "3": "*waraw-",
        "t": "to throw, cast, lead, guide"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (“to throw, cast, lead, guide”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arc",
        "2": "אוֹרַיְתָא",
        "tr": "ʾōrayṯā"
      },
      "expansion": "Aramaic אוֹרַיְתָא (ʾōrayṯā)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "ኦሪት"
      },
      "expansion": "Ge'ez ኦሪት (ʾorit)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Representing a *tawrawat- prefixed from Proto-West Semitic *waraw- (“to throw, cast, lead, guide”). Compare Aramaic אוֹרַיְתָא (ʾōrayṯā), Ge'ez ኦሪት (ʾorit).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "תּוֹרָה",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "torá",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תּוֹרוֹת",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תּוֹרַת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תּוֹרוֹת־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "תּוֹרַת",
        "g": "f",
        "pat": "תַּקְטָל",
        "pl": "תּוֹרוֹת",
        "plcons": "תּוֹרוֹת",
        "tr": "torá",
        "wv": "תּוֹרָה"
      },
      "expansion": "תּוֹרָה • (torá) f (plural indefinite תּוֹרוֹת, singular construct תּוֹרַת־, plural construct תּוֹרוֹת־) [pattern: תַּקְטָל]",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "תנ״ך"
    },
    {
      "word": "כתובים"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "instruction, teaching"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instruction",
          "instruction"
        ],
        [
          "teaching",
          "teaching"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Only be strong and very courageous, to observe to do according to all the law, which Moses My servant commanded thee; turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest have good success whithersoever thou goest.",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0601#א_ז|1:7]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "רַק חֲזַק וֶאֱמַץ מְאֹד לִשְׁמֹר לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּכָל הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר צִוְּךָ מֹשֶׁה עַבְדִּי אַל תָּסוּר מִמֶּנּוּ יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול לְמַעַן תַּשְׂכִּיל בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר תֵּלֵךְ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses). Also known as the Law, the Pentateuch."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Torah",
          "Torah#English:_Q34990"
        ],
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "Hebrew Scriptures",
          "Hebrew Scriptures"
        ],
        [
          "Moses",
          "Moses"
        ],
        [
          "Law",
          "Law"
        ],
        [
          "Pentateuch",
          "Pentateuch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations",
        "he:Judaism"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.",
          "ref": "Tanach, Proverbs [[s:he:T2831#לא_כו|31:26]]:",
          "text": "פִּיהָ פָּתְחָה בְחׇכְמָה וְתוֹרַת חֶסֶד עַל לְשׁוֹנָהּ׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Written Torah and Oral Torah; the Tanakh and Talmud"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Judaism",
          "Judaism"
        ],
        [
          "Written Torah",
          "Written Torah"
        ],
        [
          "Oral Torah",
          "Oral Torah"
        ],
        [
          "Tanakh",
          "Tanakh"
        ],
        [
          "Talmud",
          "Talmud"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Judaism) the Written Torah and Oral Torah; the Tanakh and Talmud"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Judaism"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "תורת הקבוצות ― torát hak'vutsót ― set theory",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "the theory of relativity",
          "roman": "torát hayakhasút",
          "text": "תורת היחסות",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "racial theories",
          "roman": "torót hagéza",
          "text": "תורות הגזע",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "theory",
          "theory"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/toːˈraː/",
      "tags": [
        "Biblical-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toːˈrɔː/ [tʰoːˈʀɔː]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tøˈrɔ/ [tʰøːˈrɔː]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰeːˈrɔː]",
      "tags": [
        "Yemenite-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toˈra/",
      "note": "Sephardi Hebrew"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/towˈrɔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ashkenazi-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tojˈrɔ/",
      "tags": [
        "Ashkenazi-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/toˈra/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "תורה"
}

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