Sefer Torah

noun

A scroll of the Torah, a handwritten parchment containing the Pentateuch

OriginHebrew סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה →
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Meanings

nounSefer Torah (plural Sifrei Torah)

plural Sifrei Torah · alternative Sepher Torah

  1. JudaismA scroll of the Torah, a handwritten parchment containing the Pentateuch

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
torah

Origin

  1. Hebrewסֵפֶר תּוֹרָה
  2. EnglishSefer Torah

Borrowed from Hebrew סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה.

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APA

Sefer Torah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sefer%20Torah

MLA

“Sefer Torah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sefer%20Torah. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sefer Torah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sefer%20Torah.

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