Torah

Definitions

• Jewish law and values in general
• general Jewish learning/knowledge
• Teaching (this is the literal meaning in Hebrew and sometimes used in Jewish English)
• The five books of Moses; a scroll with this text on it
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Example Sentences

• "I taught this week's Torah portion to my religious school class."

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• תורה

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

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

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings

Toira, Tora, Toyrah, Toirah, Toyra, Toreh, Toireh, Toyreh, Tore, Toire, Toyre