H8451 תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh) to-raw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

instruction

Strong's Definition

a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

Derivation: or תֹּרָה; from H3384 (יָרָה);

KJV Usage: law.

TWOT Reference: 910d

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) law, direction, instruction

1a) instruction, direction (human or divine)

1a1) body of prophetic teaching

1a2) instruction in Messianic age

1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction

1a4) body of legal directives

1b) law

1b1) law of the burnt offering

1b2) of special law, codes of law

1c) custom, manner

1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

תּוֹרָה (to.rah) — instruction. 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תֹּורָה (H8451 · H8452)

noun f · ירה

Know

teaching, instruction = causative action by which humans in a position of authority and possessing a certain amount of wisdom or skill cause (other) humans to acquire knowledge, a skill, or to emulate a certain type of behavior

2SA 7:19 · JOB 22:22 · PSA 78:1 · PRO 1:8 · PRO 3:1 · PRO 4:2 · PRO 6:20 · PRO 6:23 · PRO 7:2 · PRO 13:14 · PRO 28:4 · PRO 28:4 · PRO 28:7 · PRO 28:9 · PRO 29:18 · PRO 31:26

Know

ruling = causative action by which priests apply God's law to a practical situation and give instructions on how to handle it

DEU 17:11 · HAG 2:11 · MAL 2:6 · MAL 2:7 · MAL 2:8 · MAL 2:9

Laws | ≈ חֹק · חֻקָּה · מִצְוָה · מִשְׁמֶרֶת · מִשְׁפָּט

instruction, law = causative action by which deities offer instruction to humans ► providing instruction on how to live their lives

GEN 26:5 · EXO 16:28 · EXO 18:16 · EXO 18:20 · LEV 26:46 · NEH 9:13 · PSA 105:45 · ISA 24:5 · EZK 43:11 · EZK 44:5 · EZK 44:24 · DAN 9:10

Laws | noun f sg | ≈ חֹק · חֻקָּה · מִצְוָה · מִשְׁמֶרֶת · מִשְׁפָּט · עֵדוּת

instruction, law singular only; = a collection of instructions and laws given by YHWH to Israel through the intermediary of Moses

EXO 12:49 · EXO 13:9 · EXO 16:4 · EXO 24:12 · LEV 6:2 · LEV 6:7 · LEV 6:18 · LEV 7:1 · LEV 7:7 · LEV 7:11 · LEV 7:37 · LEV 11:46 · LEV 12:7 · LEV 13:59 · LEV 14:2 · LEV 14:32 · LEV 14:54 · LEV 14:57 · LEV 15:32 · NUM 5:29 · NUM 5:30 · NUM 6:13 · NUM 6:21 · NUM 6:21 · NUM 15:16 · NUM 15:29 · NUM 19:2 · NUM 19:14 · NUM 31:21 · DEU 1:5 · DEU 4:8 · DEU 4:44 · DEU 17:18 · DEU 17:19 · DEU 27:3 · DEU 27:8 · DEU 27:26 · DEU 28:58 · DEU 28:61 · DEU 29:20 · DEU 29:28 · DEU 30:10 · DEU 31:9 · DEU 31:11 · DEU 31:12 · DEU 31:24 · DEU 31:26 · DEU 32:46 · DEU 33:4 · DEU 33:10 · JOS 1:7 · JOS 1:8 · JOS 8:31 · JOS 8:32 · JOS 8:34 · JOS 8:34 · JOS 22:5 · JOS 23:6 · JOS 24:26 · 1KI 2:3 · 2KI 10:31 · 2KI 14:6 · 2KI 17:13 · 2KI 17:34 · 2KI 17:37 · 2KI 21:8 · 2KI 22:8 · 2KI 22:11 · 2KI 23:24 · 2KI 23:25 · 1CH 16:40 · 1CH 22:12 · 2CH 6:16 · 2CH 12:1 · 2CH 14:3 · 2CH 15:3 · 2CH 17:9 · 2CH 19:10 · 2CH 23:18 · 2CH 25:4 · 2CH 30:16 · 2CH 31:3 · 2CH 31:4 · 2CH 31:21 · 2CH 33:8 · 2CH 34:14 · 2CH 34:15 · 2CH 34:19 · 2CH 35:26 · EZR 3:2 · EZR 7:6 · EZR 7:10 · EZR 10:3 · NEH 8:1 · NEH 8:2 · NEH 8:3 · NEH 8:7 · NEH 8:8 · NEH 8:9 · NEH 8:13 · NEH 8:14 · NEH 8:18 · NEH 9:3 · NEH 9:14 · NEH 9:26 · NEH 9:29 · NEH 9:34 · NEH 10:29 · NEH 10:30 · NEH 10:35 · NEH 10:37 · NEH 12:44 · NEH 13:3 · PSA 1:2 · PSA 1:2 · PSA 19:8 · PSA 37:31 · PSA 40:9 · PSA 78:5 · PSA 78:10 · PSA 89:31 · PSA 94:12 · PSA 119:1 · PSA 119:18 · PSA 119:29 · PSA 119:34 · PSA 119:44 · PSA 119:51 · PSA 119:53 · PSA 119:55 · PSA 119:61 · PSA 119:70 · PSA 119:72 · PSA 119:77 · PSA 119:85 · PSA 119:92 · PSA 119:97 · PSA 119:109 · PSA 119:113 · PSA 119:126 · PSA 119:136 · PSA 119:142 · PSA 119:150 · PSA 119:153 · PSA 119:163 · PSA 119:165 · PSA 119:174 · ISA 1:10 · ISA 2:3 · ISA 5:24 · ISA 8:16 · ISA 8:20 · ISA 30:9 · ISA 42:4 · ISA 42:21 · ISA 42:24 · ISA 51:4 · ISA 51:7 · JER 2:8 · JER 6:19 · JER 8:8 · JER 9:12 · JER 16:11 · JER 18:18 · JER 26:4 · JER 31:33 · JER 32:23 · JER 44:10 · JER 44:23 · LAM 2:9 · EZK 7:26 · EZK 22:26 · EZK 43:12 · EZK 43:12 · DAN 9:11 · DAN 9:11 · DAN 9:13 · HOS 4:6 · HOS 8:1 · HOS 8:12 · AMO 2:4 · MIC 4:2 · HAB 1:4 · ZEP 3:4 · ZEC 7:12 · MAL 3:22

¹ 2SA 7:19 MT וזאת תורת אדם LXX "οὗτος δὲ ὁ νόμος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου" VUL "ista est enim lex Adam" NIV "is this your usual way of dealing with man?" NJPS "may that be the law for the people" NJB "such is human destiny" NRSV "may this be instruction for the people" ESV "and this is instruction for mankind" | // 1Chr 17 וראיתני כתור אדם GNT "and you let a man see this" | RSV "and hast shown me future generations" = וראיתני דורות? | REB omit ² JER 32:23 MT-K ובתרותך | MT-Q וּבְתֹורָתְךָ ³ EZK 43:11 · EZK 44:5 MT-K תורתו | MT-Q תֹּורֹתָיו

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

תּוֹרָה n.f. direction, instruction, law instruction

law (prop. direction)

custom, manner

base

Bible Occurrences (214)

26:5

12:49 13:9 16:4 16:28 18:16 18:20 24:12

6:9 6:14 6:25 7:1 7:7 7:11 7:37 11:46 12:7 13:59 14:2 14:32 14:54 14:57 15:32 26:46

5:29 5:30 6:13 6:21 15:16 15:29 19:2 19:14 31:21

1:5 4:8 4:44 17:11 17:18 17:19 27:3 27:8 27:26 28:58 28:61 29:21 29:29 30:10 31:9 31:11 31:12 31:24 31:26 32:46 33:4 33:10

1:7 1:8 8:31 8:32 8:34 22:5 23:6 24:26

7:19

2:3

10:31 14:6 17:13 17:34 17:37 21:8 22:8 22:11 23:24 23:25

16:40 22:12

6:16 12:1 14:4 15:3 17:9 19:10 23:18 25:4 30:16 31:3 31:4 31:21 33:8 34:14 34:15 34:19 35:26

3:2 7:6 7:10 10:3

22:22

1:2 19:7 37:31 40:8 78:1 78:5 78:10 89:30 94:12 105:45 119:1 119:18 119:29 119:34 119:44 119:51 119:53 119:55 119:61 119:70 119:72 119:77 119:85 119:92 119:97 119:109 119:113 119:126 119:136 119:142 119:150 119:153 119:163 119:165 119:174

1:8 3:1 4:2 6:20 6:23 7:2 13:14 28:4 28:7 28:9 29:18 31:26

1:10 2:3 5:24 8:16 8:20 24:5 30:9 42:4 42:21 42:24 51:4 51:7

2:8 6:19 8:8 9:13 16:11 18:18 26:4 31:33 32:23 44:10 44:23

2:9

7:26 22:26 43:11 43:12 44:5 44:24

9:10 9:11 9:13

4:6 8:1 8:12

2:4

4:2

1:4

3:4

2:11

7:12

2:6 2:7 2:8 2:9 4:4

Genesis 26:5

because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.

Exodus 12:49

The same law shall apply to both the native and the foreigner who resides among you.

Exodus 13:9

It shall be a sign for you on your hand and a reminder on your forehead... that the Law of the LORD is to be on your lips. For with a mighty hand the LORD brought you out of Egypt.

Exodus 16:4

Then the LORD said to Moses, Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day... the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

Exodus 16:28

Then the LORD said to Moses, How long... will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

Exodus 18:16

Whenever they have... a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man... and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.

Exodus 18:20

Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

Exodus 24:12

Then the LORD said to Moses, Come up to Me on the mountain and stay here, so that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and commandments I have written for their instruction.