Laws (Noun)
Meaning
The first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The laws outlined in the Torah provide a framework for Jewish ethics and morality.
- The laws of the Pentateuch are still studied and observed by Jews around the world today.
- The laws and stories of the Torah are considered sacred by Jews and are read aloud in synagogues on the Sabbath.
- The laws of the Torah are divided into 613 commandments, or mitzvot, which govern all aspects of Jewish life.
- The laws and rituals outlined in the Torah have been interpreted and reinterpreted over the centuries by Jewish scholars and rabbis.