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Parashah
[ pahr-uh-shah, pahr-shuh; Sephardic Hebrew pah-rah-shah; Ashkenazic Hebrew pahr-shuh ]
noun
Judaism.
plural Parashoth, Parashot Parashioth, Parashiot English, Ashkenazic Hebrew Parashahs
- a portion of the Torah chanted or read each week in the synagogue on the Sabbath.
- a selection from such a portion, chanted or read in the synagogue on Mondays, Thursdays, and holy days.
Parashah
/ ˈpærəˌʃɑː; paraˈʃa /
noun
- any of the sections of the Torah read in the synagogue
- any of the subsections of the weekly lessons read on Sabbaths in the synagogue
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Parashah1
From the Hebrew word literally, section, division
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Parashah1
from Hebrew, from to divide, separate
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And he likes to work in expansive series, like his collection of 54 paintings, one for each parashah, or division, in the Hebrew text of the Torah.
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