sidra

noun

sid·​ra

ˈsidrə

variants or sedra

ˈsed-

plural sidras

ˈsidrəz

or sidroth or sidrot

ˈsiˌdrōt(h)

or sedras

ˈsedrəz

or sedroth or sedrot

ˈseˌdrōt(h)

: a weekly portion of the Pentateuch read in the synagogue on the Sabbath

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew sidrāh, literally, order, arrangement, from Hebrew sēder order

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