Torah vs. Bible

Torahnoun

A law; a precept.

Torahnoun

Divine instruction; revelation.

Torahnoun

The Pentateuch or "Law of Moses."

Torahnoun

the whole body of the Jewish sacred writings and tradition including the oral tradition

Torahnoun

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

Torahnoun

(Judaism) the scroll of parchment on which the first five books of the Hebrew Scripture is written; is used in a synagogue during services

Torah

Torah (; Hebrew: תּוֹרָה‎, , or ) has a range of meanings. It can most specifically mean the first five books (Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses) of the Hebrew Bible, namely (in their commonly used names) Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

Biblenoun

An exemplar of the Bible.

Biblenoun

A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).

Biblenoun

(nautical) nodot=a: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.

Biblenoun

(at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.

Biblenoun

Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

Biblenoun

A book.

Biblenoun

The Book by way of eminence, - that is, the book which is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments; - sometimes in a restricted sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical Bible.

Biblenoun

A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan Bible.

Biblenoun

a book with an authoritative exposition of some topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.

Biblenoun

the sacred writings of the Christian religions;

Biblenoun

a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, ) is a collection of religious texts, writings, or scriptures sacred in Judaism, Samaritanism, Christianity, Islam, Rastafarianism, and many other faiths. It appears in the form of an anthology, a compilation of texts of a variety of forms that are all linked by the belief that they are collectively revelations of God.