Sepher Torah

noun

Se·​pher Torah

variants or Sefer Torah

¦sāfər-

plural Siphrei Torah or Sifrei Torah

¦siˌfrā-

or Sepher Torahs or Sefer Torahs

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

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew sēpher tōrāh, literally, book of law

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