Tôwrâh — H8451

H8451 · Hebrew — תורה

Pronunciation: to-raw'

Other spellings: tôrâh תֹּרָה

Definition

feminine noun

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

  1. law, direction, instruction
    1. instruction, direction (human or divine)
      1. body of prophetic teaching
      2. instruction in Messianic age
      3. body of priestly direction or instruction
      4. body of legal directives
    2. law
      1. law of the burnt offering
      2. of special law, codes of law
    3. custom, manner
    4. the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Usually translated as

law

Origin

or tôrâh; from H3384

Occurrences

Tôwrâh occurs 219 times in 213 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (7), Leviticus (16), Numbers (9), Deuteronomy (22), Joshua (8), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (10), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (17), Ezra (4), Nehemiah (21), Job (1), Psalms (35), Proverbs (12), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (11), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (6), Daniel (3), Hosea (3), Amos (1), Micah (1), Habakkuk (1), Zephaniah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (5)

Strong's Lexicon — T