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单词 Torah
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Definition of Torah in English:

Torah

noun tɔːˈrɑːˈtɔːrɑː
usually the Torah
  • (in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).

    (犹太教的)律法书,托拉(上帝向摩西启示的律法,记录于《旧约》首五卷,即《摩西五经》)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, one may remove the organ as soon as he stops breathing, even though his heart is still beating, since the Torah considers life directly connected to breathing.
    • The Torah also tells us to be good to the poor, the widow, and the orphan.
    • It is all this and much more, for the exaltation of the Torah in Jewish tradition is a theme which no words can exhaust.
    • The Torah recounts that at the very outset of the human journey God throws Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
    • This is why the Torah requires us to be charitable and hospitable to a slave.
    • The orthodox rabbis have their hands full with the hundreds of thousands of non-observant Jews in their communities, trying to bring them closer to the Torah.
    • When the Torah laid down the principle of equal justice before the law, the rest of the world must have laughed.
    • While mandated to heal, the Torah also commands him to zealously guard his own health.
    • The Sages ask a fundamental question: Why was the Torah given in a desert?
    • We can learn this from the unique way the Torah describes the prohibition on charging excessive prices, prices far beyond what is accepted for comparable merchandise in other stores.
    • The Torah acknowledges this importance and encourages us to work diligently and to enjoy life in appropriate moderation.
    • The Torah then imposes a discipline on our desires - this is for purpose A, this is for purpose B, this is used only in certain specific occasions.
    • As a child, he spent many hours alone, memorizing the Torah and preparing to become a rabbi.
    • Now… why do you think the Torah forbids castrating animals?
    • And this is why, of course, the Sages advise that to hear God one must study the Torah.
    • These accounts came precisely as they were found in the Torah sent down to Moses and in the Gospel sent down to Jesus.
    • This same concept is repeated later when the Torah explains the procedure of sacrificing doves or pigeons.
    • I extended my two-month leave of absence for another two months and went to study Torah in Jerusalem for the summer.
    • What, then, is the primary lesson of this section of the Torah?
    • But if we ask to be treated as children, we must relate to God the way the Torah expects a child to relate to a parent, with respect and reverence.

Origin

From Hebrew tōrāh 'instruction, doctrine, law', from yārāh 'show, direct, instruct'.

Rhymes

abhorrer, adorer, Andorra, angora, aura, aurora, bora, Bora-Bora, borer, Camorra, Cora, corer, Dora, Eleonora, Eudora, explorer, fedora, flora, fora, ignorer, Isadora, Kia-Ora, Laura, Leonora, Maura, menorah, Nora, pakora, Pandora, pourer, roarer, scorer, senhora, señora, signora, snorer, soarer, Sonora, sora, storer, Theodora, Tuscarora, Vlorë

Definition of Torah in US English:

Torah

noun
usually the Torah
  • 1(in Judaism) the law of God as revealed to Moses and recorded in the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures (the Pentateuch).

    (犹太教的)律法书,托拉(上帝向摩西启示的律法,记录于《旧约》首五卷,即《摩西五经》)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Now… why do you think the Torah forbids castrating animals?
    • And this is why, of course, the Sages advise that to hear God one must study the Torah.
    • These accounts came precisely as they were found in the Torah sent down to Moses and in the Gospel sent down to Jesus.
    • However, one may remove the organ as soon as he stops breathing, even though his heart is still beating, since the Torah considers life directly connected to breathing.
    • The orthodox rabbis have their hands full with the hundreds of thousands of non-observant Jews in their communities, trying to bring them closer to the Torah.
    • It is all this and much more, for the exaltation of the Torah in Jewish tradition is a theme which no words can exhaust.
    • The Sages ask a fundamental question: Why was the Torah given in a desert?
    • The Torah also tells us to be good to the poor, the widow, and the orphan.
    • While mandated to heal, the Torah also commands him to zealously guard his own health.
    • What, then, is the primary lesson of this section of the Torah?
    • The Torah acknowledges this importance and encourages us to work diligently and to enjoy life in appropriate moderation.
    • We can learn this from the unique way the Torah describes the prohibition on charging excessive prices, prices far beyond what is accepted for comparable merchandise in other stores.
    • I extended my two-month leave of absence for another two months and went to study Torah in Jerusalem for the summer.
    • But if we ask to be treated as children, we must relate to God the way the Torah expects a child to relate to a parent, with respect and reverence.
    • The Torah recounts that at the very outset of the human journey God throws Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden.
    • This same concept is repeated later when the Torah explains the procedure of sacrificing doves or pigeons.
    • As a child, he spent many hours alone, memorizing the Torah and preparing to become a rabbi.
    • When the Torah laid down the principle of equal justice before the law, the rest of the world must have laughed.
    • This is why the Torah requires us to be charitable and hospitable to a slave.
    • The Torah then imposes a discipline on our desires - this is for purpose A, this is for purpose B, this is used only in certain specific occasions.
    1. 1.1 A scroll containing the Torah.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nine years ago, when his oldest grandchildren were 6 and 8, Joseph took out the Torah and decided he was ready to tell the story once more.
      • At one point the Torah would be carried down the aisle and when it passed by me I'd catch myself holding my breath.
      • He would approach the ark to grab and Torah and then jump back as if stung.
      • Joseph used rags to wrap the green velveteen box that held the Torah, and stuck it deep down in his backpack.

Origin

From Hebrew tōrāh ‘instruction, doctrine, law’, from yārāh ‘show, direct, instruct’.

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