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‖ Torah|ˈtɔərɑː, ˈtəʊ-|
Forms: 6, 9 thora, 7 tora, 7, 9 thorah, 9 torah.
[Heb. tōrāh ‘direction, instruction, doctrine, law’, f. yārāh ‘to throw’, in Hiphil ‘to show, direct, instruct’.]
a. The teaching or instruction, and judicial decisions, given by the ancient Hebrew priests as a revelation of the divine will; the Mosaic or Jewish law; hence, a name for the five books of the law, the Pentateuch.
1577tr. Bullinger's Decades i. (1592) 9 The lawe of Moses, which is in deede the lawe of God, and is most properly called Thora, as it were the guide and rule of faith. 1842Bonar & M'Cheyne Narr. Mission to Jews iv. (1843) 215 The [Samaritan] priest agreed to shew us the copy of the Torah, or five books of Moses..so famed for its antiquity. 1875M. Arnold God & Bible iv. 188 Thus the Pentateuch, or five books of Moses, stood alone as the ‘Thora’. 1890P. H. Hunter After the Exile xiv. 273 The word Torah..signifies doctrine, instruction. This wider sense is lost in the usual translation by νοµος or law.
b. attrib. and Comb., as Torah scroll; esp. denoting ornaments or accoutrements of the parchment scrolls of the Torah, as Torah breastplate, Torah crown, Torah curtain, Torah finial, Torah mantle, Torah pointer, Torah wrapper.
1901Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1899 545 Torah scroll, parchment scroll of the Pentateuch in Hebrew mounted on wooden rollers. 1941F. Landsberger in Hebrew Union College Ann. XVI. 374 The ritual implements used in the synagogues, above all the Torah crowns..must have been made by Jews. Ibid. 398 The desire of German Jews for costly..ceremonial objects was strong, and there were..a few wealthy benefactors who could donate rich Torah curtains, Torah mantles, Torah finials, Torah breastplates, pointers..and the like. 1950S. S. Kayser in Ibid. XXIII. ii. vii. 498 The final benediction of the Brith Milah ceremony and therefore..the text on Torah wrappers. 1968N.Y. City (Michelin Tire Corp.) 112 Jewish Museum..admirable examples of Torah Scrolls, the sacred texts of the Pentateuch... You can also admire..Torah wrappers, in finely engraved silver, and Torah mantles with silk and gold embroidery,..and Torah pointers, used by rabbis to follow the text. 1976Y. L. Bialer Jewish Life 100 (caption) Torah crown, hammered, gilded silver with precious stones..Poland, 18th century. Ibid. 120 (caption) Torah breastplate, pierced and engraved silver, Turkey, 19th century. |