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Meaning of torá

torá: It is the name of the sacred text of the Jews. Basis and foundation of Judaism. Among the Christians is called Pentateuch. The word means instruction, teaching, doctrine. Also among the Jews is the Mishnah, set of norms or oral laws, transmitted for centuries.; The Torah is a compendium of Jewish law and its revealed teachings, within the first five biblical books or five books of Moses. The name comes from the Hebrew x5EA; x5BC; x5D5; x5B9; x5E8; x5B8; x5D4; x200E; (Doctrine, teaching).