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Tora (תורה) means instructions in Hebrew.

It can also mean law, Torah, and theory. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תּוֹרָה
tora
noun · feminine
In English

instructions, law, Torah, theory

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Tora.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    קובץ הוראות וחוקים.
    כִּי־יִהְיֶה לָהֶם דָּבָר בָּא אֵלַי וְשָׁפַטְתִּי בֵּין אִישׁ וּבֵין רֵעֵהוּ וְהוֹדַעְתִּי אֶת־חֻקֵּי הָאֱלֹהִים וְאֶת־תּוֹרֹתָיו.
  2. 2
    ההלכה היהודית; החוקים שנתנו לעם ישראל לאחר צאתו ממצרים, המפורטים בחמשת הספרים הראשונים של התנ"ך, הקרויים גם "חמשת חומשי תורה": בראשית, שמות, ויקרא, במדבר, ודברים.
  3. 3
    מערכת עקרונות סדורה ושיטתית, לרוב תאורטית.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Tora is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
תּוֹרָה
Written without vowel points
תורה
Said
tora
Root
י־ר־ה
Pattern
תַּקְטֵלָה
Plural
תּוֹרוֹת
Inflections
תּוֹרַת־; ר' תּוֹרוֹת
Gematria
611

This is how Tora is said in other languages.

English
instructions, law, Torah, theory

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The word Tora comes from the root י־ר־ה, like these words.

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What does Tora (⁨תורה⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Tora (⁨תורה⁩) means instructions, law, and Torah. It is said tora, with the stress on ra.

What is a synonym for Tora (⁨תורה⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Tora (⁨תורה⁩) are ⁨אוריתא⁩, ⁨תאוריה⁩, and ⁨מצווה⁩.

What rhymes with Tora (⁨תורה⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Tora (⁨תורה⁩) include ⁨צורה⁩, ⁨מטרה⁩, ⁨חברה⁩, ⁨יצירה⁩, ⁨סירה⁩, and ⁨סדרה⁩.

Is Tora (⁨תורה⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Tora (⁨תורה⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨תּוֹרוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תורה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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