תּוֹרָה

to.rahNoun (Feminine)H8451

instruction

From: or תֹּרָה; from H3384 (יָרָה);

Short Definition

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)

Morphology H:N-F

DescriptionH:N-F

Occurrences

198 times

Appears 198 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
32
Deuteronomy
20
Nehemiah
17
2 Chronicles
16
Leviticus
13

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:40
  • Deuteronomy 27:26
  • Isaiah 24:5
  • Leviticus 7:1
  • Proverbs 28:9

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.