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Electronic collection of classic Jewish texts
A Torah database (Hebrew: מאגר תורני) is a collection of Jewish religious texts in electronic form, the kinds of texts which, especially in Israel, are
Torah_database
Movement within Judaism to promote more accessible religious and cultural resources
lacked information as to the provenance of their digital texts. Common Torah database applications such as the Bar-Ilan Responsa Project and Hebrew text editing
Open_Source_Judaism
Jewish religious schooling program
In the history of Judaism, Talmud Torah (Hebrew: תלמוד תורה, lit. "Study of the Torah") is a form of religious school that was created in the Jewish diaspora
Talmud_Torah
Jewish holiday marking the conclusion of public Torah readings
Simchat Torah (Hebrew: שִׂמְחַת תּוֹרָה; Ashkenazi: Simchas Torah), also spelled Simhat Torah, is a Jewish holiday that celebrates and marks the conclusion
Simchat_Torah
Religion of the Jewish people
scripture, Jewish religious texts include the Oral Torah (תּוֹרָה שֶׁבְּעַל־פֶּה, Tōrā šebbəʿal-pe, 'Torah of the mouth'), comprising the Mishnah, Talmud
Judaism
Modern Jewish translation of the Masoretic Text into English
Encyclopedia Jewish English Bible translations Judaica Press Sefaria Torah database Chaim Potok (October 3, 1982). "The Bible's Inspired Art". The New York
New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh
New_Jewish_Publication_Society_of_America_Tanakh
Free-content digital library of Jewish texts
literature Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia The New Jewish Encyclopedia Torah database Yudelson, Larry (April 26, 2018). "Beyond the book". The Jewish Standard
Sefaria
Book
compact disc as part of the searchable Bar Ilan Responsa Project. (See Torah database.) An online version of Encyclopedia Talmudit is available, linked from
Encyclopedia_Talmudit
Compilation book of Chassidic treatises by Rabbi Shneur Zalman
Torah Or/Likutei Torah is a compilation of Chassidic treatises, maamarim, by the first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. The treatises are classic
Torah_Or/Likutei_Torah
American non-profit, non-denominational scholarly publisher
literature Sefaria Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia The New Jewish Encyclopedia Torah database "Regents approve purchase of Jewish books", Lincoln Journal Star, September
Jewish_Publication_Society
Jewish literature attributed to rabbis
List of Jewish prayers and blessings List of rabbis Rabbinic Judaism Torah databases (electronic versions of traditional Jewish texts) Yeshiva § Curriculum
Rabbinic_literature
Jewish-themed encyclopedia
literature Sefaria Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia The New Jewish Encyclopedia Torah database Wiener, Theodore. "Encyclopedias". Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 6: Dr-Feu
The_Jewish_Encyclopedia
English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and of Judaism
literature Sefaria Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia The New Jewish Encyclopedia Torah database Brill Academic Publishers Archived 2010-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
Encyclopaedia_Judaica
1943 book by Yisachar Shlomo Teichtal
Translated by Moshe Lichtman. Eim Habanim Semeichah on HebrewBooks.org Torah database Chaburat Eim Habanim Semeichah—On-line study of Eim Habanim Semeichah
Eim_HaBanim_Semeicha
educational resources Open-source Judaism Open-source religion Open textbook Torah database User-centered design User-generated content Web-to-print Graubart, Hadara
Open_Siddur_Project
American independent publishing house
literature Sefaria Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia The New Jewish Encyclopedia Torah database Official website The Judaica Press Tanakh with Rashi's commentary at
Judaica_Press
Political party in Israel
Degel HaTorah (Hebrew: דֶּגֶל הַתּוֹרָה, lit. 'Standard of the Law') is an Ashkenazi Haredi political party in Israel. For much of its existence, it has
Degel_HaTorah
American scholarly organization
Publishers Jerusalem National Library of Israel Rabbinic literature Sefaria Torah database Bolton-Fasman, Judy. "Association for Jewish Studies Returns to Boston
Association for Jewish Studies
Association_for_Jewish_Studies
Belief that angels are ordered according to rank
theologians. For example, Maimonides, in his Mishneh Torah or Yad ha-Chazakah: Yesodei ha-Torah, counts ten ranks of angels. The Zohar, in Exodus 43a
Hierarchy_of_angels
Series of selections from the books of Nevi'im that is publicly read in synagogue
the Torah reading on each Sabbath and on Jewish festivals and fast days. Typically, the haftara is thematically linked to the parashah (weekly Torah portion)
Haftara
Islamic perspective on the prophet Moses
the Jewish Torah, the Samaritan Torah and the Greek Septuagint point to the fact that the Torah was corrupted. Ibn Hazm viewed the Torah of his era as
Moses_in_Islam
Collection of Jewish texts in Hebrew
rulings). The database also includes the Bible and the Talmud (with commentaries); articles about Jewish law and customs; Maimonides' Mishneh Torah and the
Bar_Ilan_Responsa_Project
Country in North Africa
Mark (2017). "Ancient Egypt Population Estimates: Slaves and Citizens". TheTorah.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019. "Egypt". Berkley Center for Religion, Peace
Egypt
thought of Reb Simhah Bunim. Urim Publications. ISBN 9789655240030. OCLC 190789076. Kosov, Baruch ben Avraham (1912). Tiferes haYehudi. Torah Database.
Yaakov_Yitzchak_of_Peshischa
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
Palestinian militant groups in 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. The attacks, which began the ongoing Gaza war, were the first large-scale
October_7_attacks
American actor and filmmaker (born 1974)
Conservative Judaism. He attended the Orthodox Jewish day school Columbus Torah Academy before attending Bexley High School. While Radnor was a student
Josh_Radnor
Branch of Orthodox Judaism
Yiddish words include Yidn (Jews), erlekhe Yidn (virtuous Jews), ben Torah (son of the Torah), frum (pious), and heimish (home-like; i.e., "our crowd"). In
Haredi_Judaism
Orthodox Jewish educational organization
Aish, formerly known as Aish HaTorah (Hebrew: אש התורה, lit. 'Fire of the Torah'), is a Jewish Orthodox educational organization. The focus of Aish is
Aish_HaTorah
Abrahamic monotheistic religion
participation in his death and resurrection, without full adherence to the Torah, including circumcision. This had a formative effect on the emerging Christian
Christianity
Book by John Van Seters
Pentateuch was the Documentary Hypothesis. This held that the books of the Torah, including the Genesis accounts of Abraham and the Patriarchs, were based
Abraham in History and Tradition
Abraham_in_History_and_Tradition
Assemblies of 23 or 71 Jewish elders
from the original on June 4, 2015. Esther Rogoff Taus; Zev Garber (2008). Torah for Today. University Press of America. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7618-3635-3. Retrieved
Sanhedrin
Jewish community associated with modern-day Ethiopia
should worship the Lord, our God, according to the holy Written Torah and the Oral Torah, and to preserve them from straying into the ways of the inciters
Beta_Israel
American businessman (born 1944)
evidence for this stuff." To please his parents, Ellison tried to study the Torah, to no avail. "I couldn't make myself do it. ... I lost interest. My mind
Larry_Ellison
Community day school
Vancouver Talmud Torah (VTT) is a Jewish community day school located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada serving students from preschool to grade
Vancouver_Talmud_Torah
taken as singular), and in discussion by HaShem 'The Name'. Nothing in the Torah explicitly prohibits speaking the name and the Book of Ruth shows that it
Names_of_God_in_Judaism
American filmmaker (born 1946)
Gutfreund, Debbie (January 28, 2017). "Steven Spielberg's Jewish Roots". Aish HaTorah. Archived from the original on September 26, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2018
Steven_Spielberg
Observance of recitation in religious Judaism
Jewish prayer book. Prayer, as a "service of the heart," is in principle a Torah-based commandment. It is mandatory for Jewish women and men. However, the
Jewish_prayer
There is nothing inherently insulting about the word 'goy.' In fact, the Torah occasionally refers to the Jewish people using the term 'goy.' Most notably
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Hungarian writer (born 1983)
translator. Takács is an intersex, agender, trans, Jewish writer who has written Torah-inspired Jewish-themed work, and uses e/em/eir/emself or they/them pronouns
Bogi_Takács
Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
MetLife Stadium". Out In Jersey. Retrieved June 15, 2025. "The Largest Torah Gathering in Modern Jewish History". Community Magazine. 2012. Archived
MetLife_Stadium
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2017-03-26. "Lyrics Database". Little Feat website. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved
David
ZionismOtzma YehuditBennett 2026TogetherYasharThe DemocratsYesh AtidUnited Torah JudaismShasYisrael BeiteinuReservistsHadash–Ta'alBaladRa'amBlue and WhiteJoint
Opinion polling for the 2026 Israeli legislative election
Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_Israeli_legislative_election
Hebrew religious text ascribed to Enoch
the observance of Shabbat or the rite of circumcision), as found in the Torah; the concept of "End of Days" as the time of final judgment that takes the
Book_of_Enoch
Independent school in London
Getters Talmud Torah also known as Beis Shlomo Cheder was an Orthodox Jewish private school in Stamford Hill, London. The school was associated with the
Getter's_Talmud_Torah
Israeli poet, rabbi, educator, and philanthropist
that he wrote himself. He also served as founder and director of several Torah schools in Jerusalem. Abud was born in Aleppo, Syria, to a family of rabbis
Chaim_Shaul_Abud
American comedian and actor (born 1957)
February 3, 2012. Pfefferman, Naomi (December 22, 2010). "Lovitz, lies and Torah". Jewish Journal. "Jon Lovitz Biography". biography.com. March 9, 2013.
Jon_Lovitz
Biblical character
Hebrew Bible has called Keturah "the most ignored significant person in the Torah". The medieval Jewish commentator Rashi, and some previous rabbinical commentators
Keturah
Day of the week
Thursdays to avoid Judaizing, and suggested Fridays instead. In Judaism the Torah is read in public on Thursday mornings, and special penitential prayers
Thursday
Private jewish day school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
United Talmud Torahs of Montreal (Hebrew: הַמְאוּחָדִים בְּמוֹנְטְרִיאָל בָּתֵי תַלְמוּד תוֹרָה, French: Talmud Torahs Unis de Montréal) (also known
United Talmud Torahs of Montreal
United_Talmud_Torahs_of_Montreal
Skullcap traditionally worn by Jewish men
head" in the morning; such covering seems to have been the practice of Torah scholars, or of married men. This practice may have been related to the
Kippah
1998 thriller film by Darren Aronofsky
Torah. Lenny demonstrates some simple Gematria, the correspondence of the Hebrew alphabet to numbers, and explains that some people believe the Torah
Pi_(film)
Works of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin
of the current 24 books in the Hebrew Bible, they also consider the Oral Torah, which they believe was handed down from Moses, to be authoritative. Some
Apocrypha
1956 film by Cecil B. DeMille
which he grew up reading. Moses' biography is found in the Hebrew Bible's Torah, also called the "Five Books of Moses". In order to depict Moses' early
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The_Ten_Commandments_(1956_film)
French-American actress, model, and psychological counselor (born 1939)
Automan - episode "Ships in the Night" (1984) Magnum, P.I. - episode "Torah, Torah, Torah" (1985) Murder, She Wrote - episode "A Death in Hong Kong" (1993)
France_Nuyen
Myths related to longevity
live up to 150 years. Several parts of the Hebrew Bible, including the Torah, Joshua, Job, and Chronicles, mention individuals with very long lifespans
Longevity_myths
Chronology of reforms regarding women's rights
that a 2003 Israeli Supreme Court ruling prohibiting women from carrying a Torah or wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall had been misinterpreted and
Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting)
Timeline_of_women's_legal_rights_(other_than_voting)
American actor (1893–1973)
Hebrew Bible. He was enrolled at a Jewish school, where he studied the Torah and learned Hebrew and German. Once, his father took him to a see a film
Edward_G._Robinson
Penetrative sexual activity for reproduction or sexual pleasure
2014. Chad Denton (2014). The War on Sex: Western Repression from the Torah to Victoria. McFarland. pp. 107–117. ISBN 978-0-547-20488-8. Retrieved December
Sexual_intercourse
Surgical procedure to deliver a baby
Chok Yaakov 470:2; Kaf ha-Chayim 470:3; "Weekly-Halacha, Pesach 5758 - Torah.org". Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010
Caesarean_section
Culturally recognised union between people
Captive Woman". The Torah. Project TABS. Retrieved 18 May 2023. Sassoon, Isaac S. D. "The Biblical Prohibition of Polygyny?". The Torah. Project TABS. Retrieved
Marriage
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
sacred by both Jews and Muslims. Settlers established a yeshiva, installed a Torah scroll and covered the mihrab. During the Second Intifada Palestinian protesters
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
and 613 mitzvot to the Jewish people in the form of the Written and Oral Torahs. Judaism is based on a strict, absolute monotheism—a belief in one single
Jewish_principles_of_faith
Daily falling of the Sun below the horizon
for his sundown sets at Café del Mar, [...] Kurzweil, Arthur (2011). The Torah For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118051832 – via Google Books. "The
Sunset
Biblical figures feared for their strength before the Flood
interconnected passages referencing the nephilim. Two of them appear in the Torah. The first occurrence is in Genesis 6:1–4, immediately before the account
Nephilim
American actress (born 1965)
Shalom), and after studying Hebrew phonetically, was able to learn her Torah portion for her Bat Mitzvah. She was later interviewed for the book Mazel
Marlee_Matlin
Jewish Studies Book Series
College, Research Authority. "Database- Nahmanides' Torah Commentary Addenda". Herzog College, Research Authority. "Database - Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira
Eshkolot (Jewish Studies book series)
Eshkolot_(Jewish_Studies_book_series)
Country in West Asia
coastal plain. Most modern scholars agree that the Exodus narrative in the Torah and Old Testament did not take place as depicted; however, some elements
Israel
Authoritative text of the Tanakh in Rabbinic Judaism
from the Masoretic Text, as does the Samaritan Pentateuch, the text of the Torah preserved by the Samaritans in Samaritan Hebrew. Fragments of an ancient
Masoretic_Text
Private school
Bat Torah - The Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva High School was a private Jewish day school located in Suffern, New York. In May 2011, the school had planned
Alisa M. Flatow Yeshiva High School
Alisa_M._Flatow_Yeshiva_High_School
Arabian Christianity's growth, distribution before Islam
the Christians, which Dhu Nuwas was said to have sworn an oath over, on a Torah scroll, and in the presence of several rabbis. However, Dhu Nuwas broke
Christianity in pre-Islamic Arabia
Christianity_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Skin condition where patches lose pigment
ed.). Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-69360-4. Kurzweil A (2008). The Torah For Dummies (PDF). For Dummies. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-470-28306-6. Archived
Vitiligo
Biblical patriarch, son of Abraham and Sarah
Christianity, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Rastafari. Isaac first appears in the Torah, in which he is the son of Abraham and Sarah, the father of Jacob and Esau
Isaac
Grasshopper that has a swarming phase
been used as food throughout history in various parts of the world. The Torah prohibits the use of most insects as food, but it permits consuming certain
Locust
Philosophical and spiritual question
theophany at Sinai, giving the 613 mitzvot. "Torah" comprises the written Torah and the transcribed Oral Torah, further developed through the generations
Meaning_of_life
Set of monotheistic religions
the giving of the Torah, the Jewish people were no longer in the category of the sons of Noah; however, Maimonides (Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot M'lakhim 9:1)
Abrahamic_religions
Measure of women's representation in fiction
including sources written by someone who is not male on any source sheet in Torah study. The Gray test, intended to improve citational practices, is named
Bechdel_test
School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa Torah Institute was a yeshiva high school located in Ottawa, providing secular and Judaic education. Founded in 1982 as a boys' school, it was
Ottawa_Torah_Institute
Day of the week
2018-07-18. "Bereshit – Genesis – Chapter 1 (Parshah Bereshit) – Tanakh Online – Torah – Bible". Retrieved 6 October 2023. Bereishit 1:9-13 (in the Christian tradition
Tuesday
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
of the similarities in so many ways. He said that he believed that the Torah, the Quran, and the Bible all share a fundamental story which connects with
John_Kerry
System of enforceable rules
jurisprudence known as Sharia and Fiqh respectively. Another example is the Torah or Old Testament, in the Pentateuch or Five Books of Moses. This contains
Law
American actress and politician
father of her children is, and her family attends Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, an LGBT synagogue. Nixon has received numerous awards including two Primetime
Cynthia_Nixon
Communication causing harm to reputation
Intentionally false accusations and also injurious gossip. Both forbidden in the Torah. Of the Ten Commandments, relevant is the ninth (in Judaism): Thou shalt
Defamation
Study of Jewish families
in areas such as the Jewish synagogue service. Due to the importance of Torah learning in the Jewish tradition, genealogical records of rabbis and Hasidic
Jewish_genealogy
American businessman (1926–1992)
Center. Jerome was also a founder and honorary life chairman of the Columbus Torah Academy and a major contributor to the Wexner Heritage House and Leo Yassenoff
Jerome_Schottenstein
Jewish synagogue in Queens, NY
Yeshiva Kesser Torah Rabbinical College of Queens (abbreviated as YKT; Hebrew: ישיבה כתר תורה) is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva located at 72-11 Vleigh Place
Yeshiva_Kesser_Torah
1989 single by Billy Joel
Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved March 13, 2023. Ettinger, Steven (2003). Torah 24/7: A Timely Guide for the Modern Spirit. Devorah Publishing Company.
We_Didn't_Start_the_Fire
Central figure in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Joshua
Halakhot VII Babylonian Talmud (Bava Kamma 80b—81a). Maimonides, Mishneh Torah (Hil. Nizkei Mammon 5:3); Acha of Shabha, Sheiltoth, P. Ra’eh 147; Jerusalem
Joshua
Postulated continued existence after death
Trugman explains that it is through oral tradition that the meanings of the Torah, its commandments, and stories are known and understood. The classic work
Afterlife
Spice from Cinnamomum trees
mention that the spice grew in the area of India was in Maimonides's Mishneh Torah, about 1180. The first mention that the spice grew specifically in Sri Lanka
Cinnamon
Rhodes Scholar, Orthodox Jewish rabbi and president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (1930–1950) Walter A. Maier (STH '13) – speaker for The Lutheran Hour radio
List of Boston University people
List_of_Boston_University_people
Periodic shedding of the uterine lining
Niddah and may be banned from certain actions. For example, the Jewish Torah prohibits sexual intercourse with a menstruating woman. In Hinduism, menstruating
Menstruation
African island country in the Indian Ocean
Messianic Jews in Antananarivo to begin researching Judaism and studying the Torah. In 2016, 121 members of the Malagasy Jewish community were formally converted
Madagascar
Orthodox Jewish yeshiva high school in Teaneck, New Jersey
Yeshivas Heichal HaTorah is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva high school located in Teaneck, New Jersey. The institution owns and operates the Jewish Center
Heichal_HaTorah
Annual herb
the oldest find of coriander in the world. The herb is mentioned in the Torah as a point of reference for the taste of manna, implying it was a well-known
Coriander
American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)
grew up without strong religious influences, coming to believe that the Torah represented Hebrew mythology in the same way that the Iliad recorded Greek
Isaac_Asimov
Human emotion
from Satan, and on other occasions is made exactly parallel to sin. The Torah is considered the great antidote against this force. Though, like all things
Lust
Nonprofit organization in Los Angeles, US
Bible with Kabbalistic commentaries to each of the Weekly portion of the Torah. One should primarily be concerned with their relationship with the essence
Kabbalah_Centre
Stereotype of Jews
noting that "Jews have a tradition of scholarship that is as old as the Torah". He states that the hypothesis is at least testable, and proposes an experiment:
Ashkenazi_Jewish_intelligence
American playwright, author, and filmmaker (born 1947)
Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of
David_Mamet
Supernatural beings that appear in Jewish texts
Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, it is customary to call all the boys (in some synagogues, all the children) to the Torah reading and for the whole congregation
Angels_in_Judaism
TORAH DATABASE
TORAH DATABASE
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Sarah.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Showing, casting forth, a cauldron.
Boy/Male
Biblical
Baldness; ice; frost.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Ora, ORAH means "light."
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Tova, TOVAH means "good."
Girl/Female
Biblical American
A hair, a wretch, one banished.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Light
Female
Hebrew
(תּï‹×¨Ö¸×”) Hebrew name TORA means "bible, holy scripture." Compare with another form of Tora.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Qorach, KORAH means "bald" or "ice." In the bible, this is the name of a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron.Â
Girl/Female
German
referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
Male
English
Anglicized unisex form of Hebrew Terach, TERAH means "delay" and "station." In the bible, this is the name of a place in the wilderness where the Israelites stopped on their Exodus. It is also the name of the father of Abraham.
Female
Scandinavian
 Feminine form of Scandinavian Tor, TORA means "Thor" or "thunder."
Girl/Female
Indian
Dawn
Boy/Male
Biblical
Leprosy, scab, hornet.
Female
English
English unisex form of Hebrew Terach, TERAH means "delay" and "station." In the bible, this is the name of a place in the wilderness where the Israelites stopped on their Exodus. It is also the name of the father of Abraham.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Nora, NORAH means "honor, valor."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Dawn
Female
English
(תֶּרַח) English feminine form of Hebrew Terach, TARAH means "delay" and "station." In the bible, this is the name of a place in the wilderness where the Israelites stopped on their Exodus. Variant spelling of English Tara, meaning "hill."Â
Girl/Female
Irish American Greek Hebrew Latin French Italian
TORAH DATABASE
TORAH DATABASE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stoke.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Greenery
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Kenyan
Wizards Tools; From Kikuyu
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
A Silk-cotton Tree
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Respectable Person; Goddess Saraswati
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Purcell.
Boy/Male
Australian, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Battlefield
Female
Chinese
simple sounding.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Flower beds, Blood
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Lord of the Woods
TORAH DATABASE
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n.
A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch.
n.
One whose office it is to carry a torch.
n.
A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize.
n.
A torch.
n.
One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.
n.
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
n.
A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.
n.
A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost. The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or otherwise.
n.
A flashlight.
n.
A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.
n.
The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession.
v. t.
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a circle.
n.
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.
n.
In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself.
n.
One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
v. t.
To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from hand to hand.
n.
A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.