parashah

parashah noun: a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).

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Noun

parashah (plural parashahs or parashiyot or parashot or parashoth or parashiot or parashiyos or parshioth or parashioth or parashiyoth)

(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

From Hebrew פָּרָשָׁה (“portion”).

What does parashah mean?: Parashah means a section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah).
What is parashah in Hindi?: Parashah in Hindi is पाराशा (pārāśā). See Parashah meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is parashah?: Parashah is a noun.
What is the plural of parashah?: The plural of parashah is parashahs.

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