Original Word: תּוֹרָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: towrah
Pronunciation: toh-RAH
Phonetic Spelling: (to-raw')
Definition: Law, Instruction, Teaching
Meaning: a precept, statute

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָרָה (yarah), meaning "to throw, shoot, or direct," often used in the context of teaching or instruction.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3551 - νόμος (nomos): Often used in the New Testament to refer to the Law of Moses or the broader concept of law and commandments.

Usage: The term "Torah" primarily refers to the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Pentateuch. It encompasses the laws, commandments, and teachings given by God to the people of Israel through Moses. In a broader sense, "Torah" can refer to the entire body of Jewish religious teachings, including both written and oral traditions. It is often translated as "law" but carries a deeper connotation of divine instruction and guidance for living a life pleasing to God.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the Torah was central to religious, social, and legal life. It was considered the ultimate authority and guide for moral conduct, worship, and community governance. The Torah was read publicly and taught in synagogues, ensuring that its teachings were accessible to all. The giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai is a foundational event in Jewish history, symbolizing the covenant between God and His people.

Word Origin
from yarah
Definition
direction, instruction, law
NASB Translation
custom (1), instruction (10), instructions (1), Law (1), law (188), laws (10), ruling (1), teaching (7), teachings (1).

תּוֺרָה noun feminine^{Deuteronomy 1:5} direction, instruction, law (possibly in first instance from casting lots, We^{G i, 470; H 394} (less confidently We^{Skizzen iii, 167}), SS Sm^{AT Rel. Geschichte. 36} Benz^{Archaeology 408} Now^{Archaeology ii, 97, opposed to by} Kö^{Offenb. ii, 347} Baud^{Priesterthum 207}); — ׳ת, Exodus 12:49 88t.; construct תּוֺרַת Exodus 13:9 65t.; suffixes תּוֺרָתִי Psalm 78:1 16t.; תֹּרָר֯תְךָ Jeremiah 32:23; תֹּרָתוֺ Jeremiah 44:23 34t. suffixes; plural תּוֺרוֺת Nehemiah 9:13; תּוֺרֹת Isaiah 24:5 2t.; suffix תּוֺרֹתַי Ezekiel 44:24; תּוֺרֹתָ֯ו Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 44:5 5t. suffixes; —

1 instruction:

a. human: of a mother Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20,23; of a father Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 4:2; Proverbs 7:2; of sages Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 28:4 (twice in verse); Proverbs 28:7,9; Proverbs 29:18; of a poet Psalm 78:1; תּוֺרַת חֶסֶד kind instruction (of a wise wife) Proverbs 31:26.

b. divine "" אֲמָרִים Job 22:22; through his servants Isaiah 30:9; Jeremiah 8:8; "" אִמְרָה Isaiah 5:24; "" דָּבָר Isaiah 1:10; "" תְּעוּדָה Isaiah 8:16,20; "" חָזוֺן Lamentations 2:9; plural תורות Daniel 9:10.

c. a body of prophetic (or sometimes perhaps priestly) teaching Isaiah 42:21,24; Jeremiah 9:12; Jeremiah 16:11; in the heart Isaiah 51:7; Psalm 37:31; Psalm 40:9; "" משׁפט Habakkuk 1:4; "" משׁפטים Psalm 89:31; "" דְּבָרִים Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 26:4; Zechariah 7:12; "" חקים Amos 2:4; "" חקות Jeremiah 44:10,23; myriads of precepts Hosea 8:12.

d. instruction in Messianic age Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:4; Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 51:4; Jeremiah 31:33.

e. a body of priestly direction or instruction relating to sacred things Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 18:18; Ezekiel 7:26; Haggai 2:11; Malachi 2:6,7,8,9; Zephaniah 3:4; Ezekiel 22:26; "" לֹא תוֺרָה לֹא כֹּחֵן מוֺרֶה2Chronicles 15:3.

2 law (properly direction): namely

a. of special laws, singular of Feast of Maƒƒoth Exodus 13:9 (J), sabbath Exodus 16:4 (J); of direction given by priests in particular case Deuteronomy 17:11; of statutes of priest's code Exodus 12:49 (P), Leviticus 6:2; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 7:1,7,11,37; Leviticus 11:46; Leviticus 12:7; Leviticus 13:59; Leviticus 14:2,32,54,57; Leviticus 15:32; Numbers 5:29,30; Numbers 6:13,21 (twice in verse); Numbers 15:16,29; Numbers 19:2,14; Numbers 31:21 (P); תּוֺרַת הַבָּיִת Ezekiel 43:12 (twice in verse); לְמִעְוָךְ ׳בֵּין ח2Chronicles 19:10; plural תּוֺרוֺת laws, "" חקים Exodus 18:16,20 (E; of decisions in civil cases given by Moses), Psalm 105:45; "" מצות Exodus 16:28 (J); "" מצות, חקות Genesis 26:5 (J); "" חקים משׁפטים Leviticus 26:46 (H); "" ברית, חק Isaiah 24:5; "" משׁפטים, חקים, מצות Nehemiah 9:13; the laws of the new temple Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 44:5,24; those laws in which men should walk Jeremiah 32:23 (Kt).

b. of codes of law, (1) הַתּוֺרָה as written in the code of the covenant, "" הַמִּצְוָה Exodus 24:12 (E); ספר תּוֺרַת אלהים Joshua 24:26 (E); probably also Deuteronomy 33:4, "" משׁפטים Deuteronomy 33:10, "" בְּרִית Hosea 8:1; Psalm 78:10, "" עֵדוּת Psalm 78:5; -2the law of the Deuteronomic code, in D and Deuteronomic sections of Kings and sources of Chronicles, הַתּוֺרָה הַזּאֹת Deuteronomy 1:5; Deuteronomy 4:8,44; Deuteronomy 17:18; Deuteronomy 31:9,11; הזאת ׳דִּבְרֵי הַתּ Deuteronomy 27:26; Deuteronomy 31:24, + כל Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 27:3,8; Deuteronomy 28:58; Deuteronomy 29:28; Deuteronomy 31:12; Deuteronomy 32:46; הזאת ׳סֵפֶר הַתּ Deuteronomy 28:61; ספר התורה הזה Deuteronomy 29:20; Deuteronomy 30:10; Deuteronomy 31:26; Joshua 1:8; ספר התורה Joshua 8:34; 2 Kings 22:8 2Chronicles 34:15; דברי התורה Joshua 8:34; 2 Kings 23:24; so התורה אשׁר צוך משׁה Joshua 1:7, similarly Joshua 22:5; 2 Kings 17:13,34,37; 2 Kings 21:8; תּוֺרַת משׁה (ספר) Joshua 8:31,32; Joshua 23:6; 1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 14:6 = ׳בספר מ ׳הַתּ2Chronicles 25:4; 2 Kings 23:25; ׳דִּבְרֵי סֵפֶר הַתּ 2 Kings 22:11= ׳דברי הַתּ2Chronicles 34:19; תּוֺרַת יהוה 2 Kings 10:31. It is probable that ׳ת in Psalm 1:2 (twice in verse); Psalm 94:12 and some other parts of Chronicles, e.g. 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2Chronicles 6:16 (= 1 Kings 8:25 without ׳ת), refers to Deuteronomic code. (3) other passages of Chronicles may refer to code of D, but most of them certainly refer to the law of the Priests' code. The same is true of Malachi, Daniel and late Psalms. The phrases are: (ספר) תורת משׁה2Chronicles 23:18; 30:16; Ezra 3:2; Ezra 7:6; Nehemiah 8:1; Malachi 3:22; Daniel 9:11,13; תורת יהוה (ספר) Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 9:3; 1 Chronicles 16:40; 2Chronicles 12:1; 17:9; 31:3,4; 34:14; 35:26; Psalm 19:8; Psalm 119:1; (ספר) תורת האלהים Nehemiah 8:18; Nehemiah 10:29; Nehemiah 10:30; ׳ספר הַתּ Nehemiah 8:3; ׳דִּבְרֵי הַתּ Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 8:13; הַתּוֺרָה2Chron 14:3; 2 Chronicles 31:21; 33:8; Ezra 10:3; Nehemiah 8:2,7,14; Nehemiah 10:35; Nehemiah 10:37; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:3; מִּיךָ ׳תּ Psalm 119:72; תורתך Nehemiah 9:26,29,34; Daniel 9:11; Psalm 119:18; Psalm 119:29; Psalm 119:34; Psalm 119:44; Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:53; Psalm 119:55; Psalm 119:61; Psalm 119:70; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 119:85; Psalm 119:92; Psalm 119:97; Psalm 119:109; Psalm 119:126; Psalm 119:136; Psalm 119:142; Psalm 119:150; Psalm 119:153; Psalm 119:163; Psalm 119:165; Psalm 119:174; תּוֺרָה (indefinite) "" חקים, מצוות Nehemiah 9:14.

3 custom, manner: תּוֺרַת הָאָדָם 2 Samuel 7:19 the manner of man, not of God, i.e. deal with me as man with man, Thes, law for man RV, but Ew^{Geschichte. iii. 180} reads דּוֺרֹת (וַתַּרְאֵנִי) hast shewed me generations of men; so We Dr. — On ׳ת see further Dr on Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 24:8; Deuteronomy 33:10 and references

bullock, ox

Or torah {to-raw'}; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch -- law.

see HEBREW yarah

בְּת֣וֹרָתִ֔י בְּתֽוֹרַת־ בְּתֽוֹרֹתָיו֙ בְּתוֹרַ֖ת בְּתוֹרַ֣ת בְּתוֹרַ֥ת בְּתוֹרַת֙ בְּתוֹרָתִ֖י בְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃ בְתֽוֹרָתִי֙ בַּתּוֹרָ֑ה בַּתּוֹרָ֡ה בַּתּוֹרָֽה׃ בתורה בתורה׃ בתורת בתורת־ בתורתו׃ בתורתי בתורתיו הַ֨תּוֹרָ֔ה הַתּוֹרָ֑ה הַתּוֹרָ֔ה הַתּוֹרָ֖ה הַתּוֹרָ֗ה הַתּוֹרָ֛ה הַתּוֹרָ֜ה הַתּוֹרָ֞ה הַתּוֹרָ֣ה הַתּוֹרָ֤ה הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַתּוֹרָ֨ה הַתּוֹרָֽה־ הַתּוֹרָֽה׃ הַתּוֹרָה֙ הַתּוֹרָה֮ הַתּוֹרֹ֑ת התורה התורה־ התורה׃ התורת וְ֝ת֥וֹרָתְךָ֗ וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ וְהַתּוֹרָ֤ה וְהַתּוֹרָה֙ וְהַתּוֹרֹת֒ וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה וְכַתּוֹרָ֣ה וְת֣וֹרָה וְתֽוֹרַת־ וְתוֹר֣וֹת וְתוֹרַ֥ת וְתוֹרָ֔ה וְתוֹרָ֖ה וְתוֹרָה֙ וְתוֹרָה֮ וְתוֹרָתְךָ֖ וְתוֹרָתִ֖י וְתוֹרֹתָ֥יו וְתוֹרֹתָֽי׃ וּ֝בְתוֹרָת֗וֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָת֥וֹ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ וּבְתֹורָתְךָ֣ וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ וּבַתּוֹרָה֙ וּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹ ובתורה ובתורתו ובתורתך ובתרתו והתורה והתורת וכתורה ולתורתו ומתורתך ותורה ותורות ותורת ותורת־ ותורתי ותורתי׃ ותורתיו ותורתך כְּתוֹרַ֖ת כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ כתורת כתורתך׃ לְתוֹרָ֖ה לַתּוֹרָ֑ה לתורה מִ֝תּֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ מִתּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ מתורתך מתורתך׃ ת֝וֹרָ֗ה ת֭וֹרָה ת֭וֹרָתְךָ תּ֘וֹרַ֤ת תּ֣וֹרָתִ֔י תּ֣וֹרָתֶ֔ךָ תּ֭וֹרָה תֹּֽורֹתָ֑יו תֹּורֹתָיו֙ תּֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י תּֽוֹרַת־ תּֽוֹרָתִ֑י תּֽוֹרָתִי֙ תּוֹרַ֔ת תּוֹרַ֖ת תּוֹרַ֣ת תּוֹרַ֤ת תּוֹרַ֥ת תּוֹרַ֧ת תּוֹרַ֨ת תּוֹרַת֙ תּוֹרָ֑ה תּוֹרָ֔ה תּוֹרָ֖ה תּוֹרָ֜ה תּוֹרָ֣ה תּוֹרָ֤ה תּוֹרָ֥ה תּוֹרָֽה׃ תּוֹרָֽתְךָ֙ תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תּוֹרָתִ֑י תּוֹרָתִ֖י תּוֹרָתִ֣י תּוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ תּוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ תּוֹרֹתַ֤י תּוֹרֹתָֽיו׃ תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ תֽוֹרַת־ תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ תוֹרָ֔ה תוֹרָֽה׃ תוֹרָה֙ תוֹרָתְךָ֥ תוֹרָתִי֮ תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ תוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃ תוֹרֹת֙ תורה תורה׃ תורת תורת־ תורתי תורתיו תורתיו׃ תורתך תורתך׃ bat·tō·w·rāh battoRah battōwrāh bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî bə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw bə·ṯō·w·raṯ bə·ṯō·w·raṯ- bə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāw betoRat betoraTi betoraTo betoroTav bəṯōwraṯ bəṯōwraṯ- bəṯōwrāṯî ḇəṯōwrāṯî bəṯōwrāṯōw bəṯōwrōṯāw chetoraTecha hat·tō·w·rāh hat·tō·w·rāh- hat·tō·w·rōṯ hattoRah hattoRot hattōwrāh hattōwrāh- hattōwrōṯ ḵə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā kə·ṯō·w·raṯ ketoRat kəṯōwraṯ ḵəṯōwrāṯeḵā lat·tō·w·rāh lattoRah lattōwrāh lə·ṯō·w·rāh letoRah ləṯōwrāh mit·tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā mit·tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā mittoraTecha mittōwrāṯeḵā mittōwrāṯəḵā tō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā ṯō·w·rā·ṯe·ḵā ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā tō·w·rā·ṯî ṯō·w·rā·ṯî tō·w·rāh ṯō·w·rāh tō·w·raṯ tō·w·raṯ- ṯō·w·raṯ- tō·w·rō·ṯāw tō·w·rō·ṯay ṯō·w·rōṯ toRah toRat torateCha toraTi toRot toroTai toroTav tōwrāh ṯōwrāh tōwraṯ tōwraṯ- ṯōwraṯ- tōwrāṯeḵā tōwrāṯəḵā ṯōwrāṯeḵā ṯōwrāṯəḵā tōwrāṯî ṯōwrāṯî ṯōwrōṯ tōwrōṯāw tōwrōṯay ū·ḇat·tō·w·rāh ū·ḇə·ṯō·rā·ṯōw ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā ū·ḇə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw ū·lə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯōw ū·mit·tō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā ūḇattōwrāh ūḇəṯōrāṯōw ūḇəṯōwrāṯəḵā ūḇəṯōwrāṯōw uletoraTo ūləṯōwrāṯōw umittorateCha ūmittōwrāṯəḵā uvattoRah uvetorateCha uvetoraTo vechattoRah vehattoRah vehattoRot vetoRah vetorat vetorateCha vetoraTi vetoRot vetoroTai vetoroTav wə·hat·tō·w·rāh wə·hat·tō·w·rōṯ wə·ḵat·tō·w·rāh wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯî wə·ṯō·w·rāh wə·ṯō·w·raṯ wə·ṯō·w·raṯ- wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāw wə·ṯō·w·rō·ṯāy wə·ṯō·w·rō·wṯ wəhattōwrāh wəhattōwrōṯ wəḵattōwrāh wəṯōwrāh wəṯōwraṯ wəṯōwraṯ- wəṯōwrāṯəḵā wəṯōwrāṯî wəṯōwrōṯāw wəṯōwrōṯāy wəṯōwrōwṯInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts