torah

Where does the word "torah" come from? It comes from Hebrew torah, and was adopted directly into English (1500s).

Torah’s story begins in Hebrew: torah meant “instruction, law.” Literally instruction or teaching, the foundational text of Judaism. It reached English by 1500s as torah. Hebrew 'teaching, instruction'; the first five books of the Hebrew Bible. Today, torah means the central reference text of Judaism, comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

1. Stage 1 · Hebrew · ancient torah "instruction, law", literally instruction or teaching, the foundational text of Judaism.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1500s torah "the central text of Jewish scripture and law", Hebrew 'teaching, instruction'; the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.