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Lexicon :: Strong's H8451 - tôrâ

Aa
תּוֹרָה
Transliteration
tôrâ
Pronunciation
to-raw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 910d

Strong’s Definitions

תּוֹרָה tôwrâh, to-raw'; or תֹּרָה tôrâh; from H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch:—law.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 219x

The KJV translates Strong's H8451 in the following manner: law (219x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 219x
The KJV translates Strong's H8451 in the following manner: law (219x).

  1. law, direction, instruction

    1. instruction, direction (human or divine)

      1. body of prophetic teaching

      2. instruction in Messianic age

      3. body of priestly direction or instruction

      4. body of legal directives

    2. law

      1. law of the burnt offering

      2. of special law, codes of law

    3. custom, manner

    4. the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תּוֹרָה tôwrâh, to-raw'; or תֹּרָה tôrâh; from H3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch:—law.
STRONGS H8451: Abbreviations
† תּוֺרָה noun feminineDeuteronomy 1:5 direction, instruction, law (possibly in first instance from casting lots, WeG i, 470; H 394 (less confidently WeSkizzen iii, 167), SS SmAT Rel. Geschichte. 36 BenzArchaeology 408 NowArchaeology ii, 97, opposed to by KöOffenb. ii, 347 BaudPriesterthum 207); — ת׳, Exodus 12:49 + 88 times; construct תּוֺרַת Exodus 13:9 + 65 times; suffixes תּוֺרָתִי Psalm 78:1 + 16 times; תֹּרָר֯תְךָ Jeremiah 32:23; תֹּרָתוֺ Jeremiah 44:23 + 34 times suffixes; plural תּוֺרוֺת Nehemiah 9:13; תּוֺרֹת Isaiah 24:5 + 2 times; suffix תּוֺרֹתַי Ezekiel 44:24; תּוֺרֹתָ֯ו Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 44:5 + 5 times suffixes; —
1. instruction:
a. human: of a mother Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20, 23; of a father Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 4:2; Proverbs 7:2; of sages Proverbs 13:14; Proverbs 28:4 (twice in verse); Proverbs 28:7, 9; Proverbs 29:18; of a poet Psalm 78:1; תּוֺרַת חֶסֶד kind instruction (of a wise wife) Proverbs 31:26.
b. divine || אֲמָרִים Job 22:22; through his servants Isaiah 30:9; Jeremiah 8:8; || אִמְרָה Isaiah 5:24; || דָּבָר Isaiah 1:10; || תְּעוּדָה Isaiah 8:16, 20; || חָזוֺן Lamentations 2:9; plural תורות Daniel 9:10.
c. a body of prophetic (or sometimes perhaps priestly) teaching Isaiah 42:21, 24; Jeremiah 9:12; Jeremiah 16:11; in the heart Isaiah 51:7; Psalm 37:31; Psalm 40:9; || משׁפט Habakkuk 1:4; || משׁפטים Psalm 89:31; || דְּבָרִים Jeremiah 6:19; Jeremiah 26:4; Zechariah 7:12; || חקים Amos 2:4; || חקות Jeremiah 44:10, 23; myriads of precepts Hosea 8:12.
d. instruction in Messianic age Isaiah 2:3 = Micah 4:4; Isaiah 42:4; Isaiah 51:4; Jeremiah 31:33.
e. a body of priestly direction or instruction relating to sacred things Hosea 4:6; Jeremiah 2:8; Jeremiah 18:18; Ezekiel 7:26; Haggai 2:11; Malachi 2:6, 7, 8, 9; Zephaniah 3:4; Ezekiel 22:26; || לֹא תוֺרָה לֹא כֹּחֵן מוֺרֶה 2 Chronicles 15:3.
2. law (properly direction): namely
a. of special laws, singular of Feast of Maṣṣoth Exodus 13:9 (J), sabbath Exodus 16:4 (J); of direction given by priests in particular case Deuteronomy 17:11; of statutes of priest's code Exodus 12:49 (P), Leviticus 6:2; Leviticus 6:7; Leviticus 6:18; Leviticus 7:1, 7, 11, 37; Leviticus 11:46; Leviticus 12:7; Leviticus 13:59; Leviticus 14:2, 32, 54, 57; Leviticus 15:32; Numbers 5:29, 30; Numbers 6:13, 21 (twice in verse); Numbers 15:16, 29; Numbers 19:2, 14; Numbers 31:21 (P); תּוֺרַת הַבָּיִת Ezekiel 43:12 (twice in verse); לְמִעְוָךְ בֵּין ח׳ 2 Chronicles 19:10; plural תּוֺרוֺת laws, || חקים Exodus 18:16, 20 (E; of decisions in civil cases given by Moses), Psalm 105:45; || מצות Exodus 16:28 (J); || מצות, חקות Genesis 26:5 (J); || חקים משׁפטים Leviticus 26:46 (H); || ברית, חק Isaiah 24:5; || משׁפטים, חקים, מצות Nehemiah 9:13; the laws of the new temple Ezekiel 43:11; Ezekiel 44:5, 24; those laws in which men should walk Jeremiah 32:23 (Kt).
b. of codes of law,
(1) הַתּוֺרָה as written in the code of the covenant, || הַמִּצְוָה Exodus 24:12 (E); ספר תּוֺרַת אלהים Joshua 24:26 (E); probably also Deuteronomy 33:4, || משׁפטים Deuteronomy 33:10, || בְּרִית Hosea 8:1; Psalm 78:10, || עֵדוּת Psalm 78:5;
(2) the law of the Deuteronomic code, in D and Deuteronomic sections of Kings and sources of Chronicles, הַתּוֺרָה הַזּאֹת Deuteronomy 1:5; Deuteronomy 4:8, 44; Deuteronomy 17:18; Deuteronomy 31:9, 11; הזאת דִּבְרֵי הַתּ׳ Deuteronomy 27:26; Deuteronomy 31:24, + כל Deuteronomy 17:19; Deuteronomy 27:3, 8; Deuteronomy 28:58; Deuteronomy 29:28; Deuteronomy 31:12; Deuteronomy 32:46; הזאת סֵפֶר הַתּ׳ Deuteronomy 28:61; ספר התורה הזה Deuteronomy 29:20; Deuteronomy 30:10; Deuteronomy 31:26; Joshua 1:8; ספר התורה Joshua 8:34; 2 Kings 22:8 2 Chronicles 34:15; דברי התורה Joshua 8:34; 2 Kings 23:24; so התורה אשׁר צוך משׁה Joshua 1:7, similarly Joshua 22:5; 2 Kings 17:13, 34, 37; 2 Kings 21:8; תּוֺרַת משׁה (ספר) Joshua 8:31, 32; Joshua 23:6; 1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 14:6 = בספר מ׳ הַתּ׳ 2 Chronicles 25:4; 2 Kings 23:25; דִּבְרֵי סֵפֶר הַתּ׳ 2 Kings 22:11= דברי הַתּ׳ 2 Chronicles 34:19; תּוֺרַת יהוה 2 Kings 10:31. It is probable that ת׳ in Psalm 1:2 (twice in verse); Psalm 94:12 and some other parts of Chronicles, e.g. 1 Chronicles 22:12; 2 Chronicles 6:16 (= 1 Kings 8:25 without ת׳), refers to Deuteronomic code.
(3) other passages of Chronicles may refer to code of D, but most of them certainly refer to the law of the Priests' code. The same is true of Malachi, Daniel and late Psalms. The phrases are: (ספר) תורת משׁה 2 Chronicles 23:18; 30:16; Ezra 3:2; Ezra 7:6; Nehemiah 8:1; Malachi 3:22; Daniel 9:11, 13; תורת יהוה (ספר) Ezra 7:10; Nehemiah 9:3; 1 Chronicles 16:40; 2 Chronicles 12:1; 17:9; 31:3, 4; 34:14; 35:26; Psalm 19:8; Psalm 119:1; (ספר) תורת האלהים Nehemiah 8:18; Nehemiah 10:29; Nehemiah 10:30; ספר הַתּ׳ Nehemiah 8:3; דִּבְרֵי הַתּ׳ Nehemiah 8:9; Nehemiah 8:13; הַתּוֺרָה 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 31:21; 33:8; Ezra 10:3; Nehemiah 8:2, 7, 14; Nehemiah 10:35; Nehemiah 10:37; Nehemiah 12:44; Nehemiah 13:3; מִּיךָ תּ׳ Psalm 119:72; תורתך Nehemiah 9:26, 29, 34; Daniel 9:11; Psalm 119:18; Psalm 119:29; Psalm 119:34; Psalm 119:44; Psalm 119:51; Psalm 119:53; Psalm 119:55; Psalm 119:61; Psalm 119:70; Psalm 119:77; Psalm 119:85; Psalm 119:92; Psalm 119:97; Psalm 119:109; Psalm 119:126; Psalm 119:136; Psalm 119:142; Psalm 119:150; Psalm 119:153; Psalm 119:163; Psalm 119:165; Psalm 119:174; תּוֺרָה (indefinite) || חקים, מצוות Nehemiah 9:14.
3. custom, manner: תּוֺרַת הָאָדָם [H8452 2 Samuel 7:19] the manner of man, not of God, i.e. deal with me as man with man, Thes, law for man RV, but EwGeschichte. iii. 180 reads דּוֺרֹת (וַתַּרְאֵנִי) hast shewed me generations of men; so We Dr. — On ת׳ see further Dr on Deuteronomy 1:10; Deuteronomy 24:8; Deuteronomy 33:10 and references
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

26:5

Exodus

12:49; 12:49; 13:9; 13:9; 16:4; 16:28; 18:16; 18:20; 24:12

Leviticus

6:2; 6:7; 6:18; 7:1; 7:7; 7:11; 7:37; 11:46; 12:7; 13:59; 14:2; 14:32; 14:54; 14:57; 15:32; 26:46

Numbers

5:29; 5:30; 6:13; 6:21; 15:16; 15:29; 19:2; 19:14; 31:21

Deuteronomy

1:5; 1:5; 1:10; 4:8; 4:44; 17:11; 17:18; 17:19; 24:8; 27:3; 27:8; 27:26; 28:58; 28:61; 29:20; 29:28; 30:10; 31:9; 31:11; 31:12; 31:24; 31:26; 32:46; 33:4; 33:10; 33:10

Joshua

1:7; 1:8; 8:31; 8:32; 8:34; 8:34; 22:5; 23:6; 24:26

1 Kings

2:3; 8:25

2 Kings

10:31; 14:6; 17:13; 17:34; 17:37; 21:8; 22:8; 22:11; 23:24; 23:25

1 Chronicles

16:40; 22:12

2 Chronicles

6:16; 12:1; 14:3; 15:3; 17:9; 19:10; 23:18; 25:4; 30:16; 31:3; 31:4; 31:21; 33:8; 34:14; 34:15; 34:19; 35:26

Ezra

3:2; 7:6; 7:10; 10:3

Nehemiah

8:1; 8:2; 8:3; 8:7; 8:9; 8:13; 8:14; 8:18; 9:3; 9:13; 9:13; 9:14; 9:26; 9:29; 9:34; 10:29; 10:30; 10:35; 10:37; 12:44; 13:3

Job

22:22

Psalms

1:2; 19:8; 37:31; 40:9; 78:1; 78:1; 78:5; 78:10; 89:31; 94:12; 105:45; 119:1; 119:18; 119:29; 119:34; 119:44; 119:51; 119:53; 119:55; 119:61; 119:70; 119:72; 119:77; 119:85; 119:92; 119:97; 119:109; 119:126; 119:136; 119:142; 119:150; 119:153; 119:163; 119:165; 119:174

Proverbs

1:8; 3:1; 4:2; 6:20; 6:23; 7:2; 13:14; 28:4; 28:7; 28:9; 29:18; 31:26

Isaiah

1:10; 2:3; 5:24; 8:16; 8:20; 24:5; 24:5; 30:9; 42:4; 42:21; 42:24; 51:4; 51:7

Jeremiah

2:8; 6:19; 8:8; 9:12; 16:11; 18:18; 26:4; 31:33; 32:23; 32:23; 44:10; 44:23; 44:23

Lamentations

2:9

Ezekiel

7:26; 22:26; 43:11; 43:11; 43:12; 44:5; 44:5; 44:24; 44:24

Daniel

9:10; 9:11; 9:11; 9:13

Hosea

4:6; 8:1; 8:12

Amos

2:4

Micah

4:4

Habakkuk

1:4

Zephaniah

3:4

Haggai

2:11

Zechariah

7:12

Malachi

2:6; 2:7; 2:8; 2:9

H8451

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8451 matches the Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tôrâ),
which occurs 21 times in 21 verses in 'Neh' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:1 - [fn]all the people assembled with a unified purpose at the square just inside the Water Gate. They asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had given for Israel to obey.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:2 - So on October 8[fn] Ezra the priest brought the Book of the Law before the assembly, which included the men and women and all the children old enough to understand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:3 - He faced the square just inside the Water Gate from early morning until noon and read aloud to everyone who could understand. All the people listened closely to the Book of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:7 - The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—then instructed the people in the Law while everyone remained in their places.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:8 - They read from the Book of the Law of God and clearly explained the meaning of what was being read, helping the people understand each passage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:9 - Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were interpreting for the people said to them, “Don’t mourn or weep on such a day as this! For today is a sacred day before the LORD your God.” For the people had all been weeping as they listened to the words of the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:13 - On October 9[fn] the family leaders of all the people, together with the priests and Levites, met with Ezra the scribe to go over the Law in greater detail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:14 - As they studied the Law, they discovered that the LORD had commanded through Moses that the Israelites should live in shelters during the festival to be held that month.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:18 - Ezra read from the Book of the Law of God on each of the seven days of the festival. Then on the eighth day they held a solemn assembly, as was required by law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:3 - They remained standing in place for three hours[fn] while the Book of the Law of the LORD their God was read aloud to them. Then for three more hours they confessed their sins and worshiped the LORD their God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:13 - “You came down at Mount Sinai and spoke to them from heaven. You gave them regulations and instructions that were just, and decrees and commands that were good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:14 - You instructed them concerning your holy Sabbath. And you commanded them, through Moses your servant, to obey all your commands, decrees, and instructions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:26 - “But despite all this, they were disobedient and rebelled against you. They turned their backs on your Law, they killed your prophets who warned them to return to you, and they committed terrible blasphemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:29 - “You warned them to return to your Law, but they became proud and obstinate and disobeyed your commands. They did not follow your regulations, by which people will find life if only they obey. They stubbornly turned their backs on you and refused to listen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:34 - Our kings, leaders, priests, and ancestors did not obey your Law or listen to the warnings in your commands and laws.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:28 - Then the rest of the people—the priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the pagan people of the land in order to obey the Law of God, together with their wives, sons, daughters, and all who were old enough to understand—

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - joined their leaders and bound themselves with an oath. They swore a curse on themselves if they failed to obey the Law of God as issued by his servant Moses. They solemnly promised to carefully follow all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:34 - “We have cast sacred lots to determine when—at regular times each year—the families of the priests, Levites, and the common people should bring wood to God’s Temple to be burned on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the Law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:36 - We agree to give God our oldest sons and the firstborn of all our herds and flocks, as prescribed in the Law. We will present them to the priests who minister in the Temple of our God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:44 - On that day men were appointed to be in charge of the storerooms for the offerings, the first part of the harvest, and the tithes. They were responsible to collect from the fields outside the towns the portions required by the Law for the priests and Levites. For all the people of Judah took joy in the priests and Levites and their work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:3 - When this passage of the Law was read, all those of foreign descent were immediately excluded from the assembly.
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