Parashah

[ pahr-uh-shah, pahr-shuh; Sephardic Hebrew pah-rah-shah; Ashkenazic Hebrew pahr-shuh ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Pa·ra·shoth, Pa·ra·shot [pah-, r, ah-, shawt], Pa·ra·shi·oth, Pa·ra·shi·ot [pah-, r, ah-shee-, awt], English, Ashkenazic Hebrew Par·a·shahs [pahr, -, uh, -shahz, pahr, -sh, uh, z, pahr, -sh, uh, z].

1. a portion of the Torah chanted or read each week in the synagogue on the Sabbath.
2. a selection from such a portion, chanted or read in the synagogue on Mondays, Thursdays, and holy days.

Parashah

/ ˈpærəˌʃɑː; paraˈʃa /

noun

1. any of the sections of the Torah read in the synagogue
2. any of the subsections of the weekly lessons read on Sabbaths in the synagogue

Word History and Origins

Origin of Parashah¹

From the Hebrew word pārāshāh literally, section, division

Word History and Origins

Origin of Parashah¹

from Hebrew, from pārāsh to divide, separate

Example Sentences

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.

From New York Times

Parashah 28, according to which, not only the Prophets but the Rabbis of every generation, were present at the giving of the Law.

From Project Gutenberg

Parashah 28, according to which, not only the Prophets but the Rabbis of every generation, were present at the giving of the Law.

From Project Gutenberg