torah
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1. (Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | roll, scroll, |
| definition | : | a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | judaism, |
| definition | : | the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition) |
2. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit (noun.communication)
| part holonym | : | book of genesis, genesis, |
| definition | : | the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | book of exodus, exodus, |
| definition | : | the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | book of leviticus, leviticus, |
| definition | : | the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | book of numbers, numbers, |
| definition | : | the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | book of deuteronomy, deuteronomy, |
| definition | : | the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | old testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | hebrew scripture, tanach, tanakh, |
| definition | : | the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings (noun.communication) |
3. the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition (noun.communication)
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