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

/ paraˈʃa; ˈpærəˌʃɑː /

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