parashah

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A closed parashah followed by an open parashah in a modern Torah scroll (closed at Numbers 10:35 and open at 11:1).

Etymology

From Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (portion).

Noun

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

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

Usage notes

  • The most common plural forms are parashiyot and parashot; less common are parashoth and parashiot. Rarely, the plurals parashahs, parashioth, parshioth and parashiyoth may also be found. The Ashkenazi plural forms like parashiyos are also used.

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