keter Torah

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Pronunciations

keter Torah (KEH-tair toh-RAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The crown, often silver, that sits on the wooden poles of a Torah scroll. 

Example Sentences

  • "In Judaism, there are 3 crowns, the royal, the priestly, and the Torah crown (keter Torah). Because the Torah is a kind of royalty and deserves a crown, it gets Lions of Judah to support it." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • כתר תורה 'crown of the Torah'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

Notes

  • "Along with the cloth cover and the hoshen, the keter Torah is used to dress a Torah." (JPS)

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