Definitions For Parashah

Noun

PARASHAH (plural parashiyot or parashot, parashoth, parashiot) (Judaism) A section of a book in the Hebrew text of the tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah). (Judaism) One of 54 sections of the torah read weekly by religious Jews, particularly in the synagogue on the morning of the Jewish Sabbath

Usage notes

The most common plural forms are parashiyot and parashot; less common are parashoth and parashiot. Rarely, the plurals parashahs, parashioth and parashiyoth may also be found.

Translations

Hebrew: פָּרָשָׁה, f, sc=Hebr Ladino: parasha, f Yiddish: פּרשה, f (parshe, sc=Hebr)

Etymology

From {{etyl, he, en}} פָּרָשָׁה, , portion.