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Kriat HaTorah

Kriat HaTorah noun: the act or ceremony of reading the Torah.

Noun

Kriat HaTorah (usually uncountable, plural Kriot HaTorah)

  1. (usually) The act or ceremony of reading the Torah.
    • Seligman Baer also stipulated that the verse is to be said while the cover of the Torah scroll is folded after Keri'at Hatorah.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 223

Forms of Kriat HaTorah

pluralKriot HaTorah

Origin of Kriat HaTorah

Borrowed from Hebrew קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה.

Questions about Kriat HaTorah

What does Kriat HaTorah mean?
Kriat HaTorah means the act or ceremony of reading the Torah.
What part of speech is Kriat HaTorah?
Kriat HaTorah is a noun.
What is the plural of Kriat HaTorah?
The plural of Kriat HaTorah is Kriot HaTorah.

Words near Kriat HaTorah in the dictionary

  1. kri-kri
  2. kri-kris
  3. kriah
  4. Krias Shema
  5. Kriaski
  6. Kriat HaTorah
  7. Kriat Shema
  8. kribergite
  9. Kricken
  10. Kridel
  11. Krider

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