English-Finnish translations for Torah

• pentateukki
• toora
  Se on myös kuin pieni käärö, jolle toora on kirjoitettu. It is also a little like the scroll on which the text of the Torah is written.

Definition of Torah

• The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses
• The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts
• The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten
• A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services
• A book containing the five books of Moses

Examples

• Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
• It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
• An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
• There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.

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