Torah

noun

To·​rah ˈtȯr-ə 

ˈtȯi-rə

1

: the body of wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred literature and oral tradition

2

: the five books of Moses constituting the Pentateuch

3

: a leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue for liturgical purposes

Examples of Torah in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, many Haredim choose to study Torah instead. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025

The ceremony featured all nine women together, taking turns reciting prayers and reading from a 120-year-old Torah, a relic from the Holocaust. —Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025

Not a bit of it: in fact, his father presided over the Mayer family table at night wearing a yarmulke and pursued his own obsessions as a Torah scholar by day. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

Rabbi David Steinhardt has served as Senior Rabbi at B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton since 1994. —Rabbi David Steinhardt, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew tōrāh

First Known Use

1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Torah

• Simchas Torah
• the Torah

Rhymes for Torah

• aura
• bora
• cora
• flora
• fora
• gora
• hora
• kora
• laura
• lora
• mora
• ora

Kids Definition

Torah

noun

To·​rah ˈtōr-ə 

ˈtȯr-;

ˈtȯi-rə

1

: the wisdom and law contained in Jewish Scripture and other sacred writings and in oral tradition

2

: a scroll containing the first five books of the Old Testament used in a synagogue for religious services