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torah | menorah |

As a noun menorah is

(judaism) a holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the temple of jerusalem.

torah

English

(wikipedia Torah)

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
    • Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
  • The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
    • It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
  • The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
  • The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.

    • Synonyms

    * (Five Books of Moses) Pentateuch

    Noun

  • (en noun)
  • A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
    • An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah .
  • A book containing the five books of Moses.
    • There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.

    Synonyms

    * Books of Moses * the Law * Pentateuch *

    See also

    * Chumash * Old Testament * Tanakh * Septuagint * Talmud

    Anagrams

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    menorah

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (Judaism) A holy candelabrum with seven branches used in the Temple of Jerusalem.
  • * 1985 , :
    • ‘Heathen muck,’ Liberalis said, as the pillaging began. The veil of the Temple was rent. The great menorah was taken away.
  • (Judaism) A candelabrum with nine branches used in Jewish worship on Hanukkah.
  • * 1992 , Merrill Joan Gerber, The Kingdom of Brooklyn , Syracuse University Press (2000), ISBN 0815606613, pages 76-77:
    • My father brings home a big brass antique menorah , shaped like an archway, heavy, on a pedestal, on a round base.
  • * 1996 , Ann Kimmage, An Un-American Childhood , University of Georgia Press (1996), ISBN 9780820317687, pages 49-50:
    • In America every December my mother had decorated our home with metal Stars of David she hung on strings in the doorways and lit the menorah as we gathered at the table.
  • * 2000 , Noam Zion & Barbara Spectre, A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration , Devora Publishing (2000), ISBN 9781930143258, page 237:
    • However, traditional Sefardi families follow the halacha that each household uses only one menorah lit by the head of the household, to represent everyone in unison.

    Synonyms

    * (candelabrum with nine branches) hanukkiah