ספר תורה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Literally, book of teaching.

Noun

סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה (séfer torám (plural indefinite סִפְרֵי תּוֹרָה)

  1. Torah scroll
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:61, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      גַּם כָּל חֳלִי וְכָל מַכָּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא כָתוּב בְּסֵפֶר הַתּוֹרָה הַזֹּאת יַעְלֵם יְהֹוָה עָלֶיךָ עַד הִשָּׁמְדָךְ׃
      gám kol-kholí v'khól-maká 'ashér ló khatúv b'séfer hatorá hazót ya'lém YHVH 'alékha 'ád hisham'dákh.
      Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

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