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Imagine if you had a book of instructions on every situation you ever come across. Now imagine that God HIMSELF wrote that book and gave it to you. That is what Torah is.
The word Torah (TOW ra) means instruction. Because God gave these instructions to the Israelites, it was/is law. For every situation in life there is an instruction on how to act. For instance, there is an instruction not to gossip and another one not to be drunk during religious services.
Correct action is the goal of Torah. Without it, a Jew would miss the goal and that would be a sin.
This is what Torah means to Judaism.
The Torah refers to the Five Books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. God gave them to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 24:12) in 1312 BCE.
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∙ 14y agoThe Torah is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament). Genesis, Exodues, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
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∙ 12y agoThe definition of the word 'Torah' (religious or otherwise) is 'teachings'.
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∙ 12y agoTorah means 'teachings' or 'instruction'.
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∙ 9y agoTranslation: The Instruction
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What is the Hebrews name for the Torah?
Torah (תורה) is already a Hebrew name. It means "instruction"
What is the Torah's Hebrew name?
The word 'Torah' is Hebrew.
Why is the core of the Hebrew bible referred to as Torah?
Because that is what the Torah calls itself (Deuteronomy 31:24). "Torah" means teaching; instruction.
What does vah mean in Hebrew?
vah is a prefix that means "and", but in the Torah, it also functioned as an indicator of a new sentence.
What is the Hebrew word for torah?
Torah = תורה (pronounced toh-ráh)The Hebrew word Torah means "instruction." It can also mean the suffix -ology in certain expressions, such as:Torat ha nefesh (תורת הנפש) = Psychology (literally the "torah of the soul")
What does the Hebrew name Torah mean?
Torah (תורה) is the hebrew word for "instruction".
What does tora tora tora mean?
In Japanese, it means "tiger." In Hebrew (generally spelled Torah), it means the Five Books of Moses.
What language was the Torah written in?
The Torah (the Five Books of Moses) is written in Hebrew. The Jews preserve the unchanged Hebrew text in their Torah scrolls. When you encounter the Torah in any other language, you're reading a translation. Other information The Talmud, which contains the Oral Torah is written in Hebrew and Aramaic.
What langwigh is the Torah writan in?
The Torah is always now written in Hebrew. Long ago, the Torah was written in Aramaic, which is the ancestor of Hebrew.
In what language did the Jews first write the Torah?
It wasn't the Jews (plural) who wrote the first Torah, it was Moses, at God's dictation (Exodus 24:12, Deuteronomy 31:24). See also the Related Link.How did the first Torah-scroll come to be
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the?
They are known as the Chumash
Is Tanakh the Hebrew word for for Torah?
No, Torah is Hebrew for Torah. The word 'Tanach' is actually an acronym made from the names of the three sections of the Jewish Bible: Torah, Nevi'im, K'tuvim.
