PARASHAH

Etymology

Noun

parashah (plural parashiyot or parashot or parashoth or 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.

Source: Wiktionary

Par"a*shah, n.; pl. -shoth (#) or -shioth (#). [Heb. parashah.]

Definition: A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and festival.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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