תּוֹרָהtôwrâh
direction, instruction, law
Pronunciation: to-raw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8452
Meanings
1. instruction
a. kind instruction (Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 6:23)
c. a body of prophetic, teaching (Isaiah 42:21; Isaiah 42:24; Jeremiah 9:12)
d. instruction in Messianic age (Isaiah 2:3; Micah 4:4; Isaiah 42:4)
e. a body of priestly direction, instruction (Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 18:18)
2. law, (properly direction)
a. special laws (Exodus 13:9; Exodus 16:4; Deuteronomy 17:11)
b. codes of law, written in the code of the covenant (Exodus 24:12; Joshua 24:26; Deuteronomy 33:4)
3. custom, manner (2 Samuel 7:19; Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 24:8)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 1 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 7:19 And now, Sovereign Lord, in addition to everything else, you speak of giving your servant a lasting dynasty! Do you deal with everyone this way, O Sovereign Lord?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).