Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The Hebrew name for the Book of Deuteronomy, the fifth book of the Torah.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• דברים 'lit. things/words'
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Australia / New Zealand
• Great Britain
• South Africa

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).

Alternative Spellings

Dvorim, Dvarim, Devorim