parashah

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noun

A section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).

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Meanings

nounparashah (plural parashahs or parashiyot or parashot or parashoth or parashiot or parashiyos or parshioth or parashioth or parashiyoth)

plural parashahs · plural parashiyot · plural parashot · plural parashoth · plural parashiot · plural parashiyos · plural parshioth · plural parashioth · plural parashiyoth · alternative parasha · alternative parsha

  1. JudaismA section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).
  2. JudaismOne of 54 sections of the Torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath

Origin

  1. Hebrewפָּרָשָׁה“portion”
  2. Englishparashah

From Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (“portion”).

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Translations

Dutch parasja
  • parasjaweekly Torah portion
Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה
  • פָּרָשָׁהweekly Torah portion
Hindi पाराशा
  • पाराशा (pārāśā)weekly Torah portion
Polish parasza
  • paraszaweekly Torah portion
Yiddish פּרשה
  • פּרשה (parshe)weekly Torah portion
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APA

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MLA

“parashah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parashah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parashah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parashah.

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