torah

Torah — • Signifies first direction, instruction , as, for instance, the instruction of parents, or of the wise Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Torah     Torah      …   Catholic encyclopedia

TORAH — Le judaïsme se distingue des autres religions révélées par le fait qu’il place au centre de la révélation la T 拏rah , la « Loi ». Non qu’il faille confondre Loi et légalisme: à côté des prescriptions religieuses, éthiques et sociales, la T 拏rah… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

Torah — To rah, Tora To ra, n.; pl. {Toroth}. [Heb. t[=o]r[=a]h.] (Jewish Lit.) (a) A law; a precept. A considerable body of priestly Toroth. S. R. Driver. (b) Divine instruction; revelation. Tora, . . . before the time of Malachi, is generally used of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Torah — Sefer Torah at old Glockengasse Synagogue (reconstruction), Cologne The Torah (English pronunciation: /ˈtɔːrə/; Hebrew …   Wikipedia

Torah — Sefer Torah exposé à la synagogue de la Glockengasse, à Cologne La Torah (en hébreu תּוֹרָה, « instruction » ; en grec ancien Νομος …   Wikipédia en Français

Torah — /toh reuh, tawr euh/; Seph. Heb. /toh rddah /; Ashk. Heb. /toh rddeuh, toy rddeuh/, n. (sometimes l.c.) 1. the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament. Cf. Tanach. 2. a parchment scroll on which the… …   Universalium

Torah — Laws Laws n. the first five books of the Old Testament, also called {The Law} and {Torah}. Syn: Pentateuch, Law of Moses, Torah. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Torah — Torarolle mit Jad (Zeigestab) Die Tora (auch Thora[1], Torah; hebräisch ‏תּוֹרָה‎, Weisung, Belehrung, Gebot, von jarah = unterweisen) ist der erste und wichtigste Hauptteil des Tanach, der Hebräischen Bibel. Sie besteht aus fünf Buchrollen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Torah — noun /tɔːrə/ a) 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. b) The full body of written Jewish… …   Wiktionary

Torah — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English