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Handwritten copy of the Torah
A Torah scroll (Hebrew: סֵפֶר תּוֹרָה, romanized: Sefer Torah, lit. 'Book of Torah'; pl. סִפְרֵי תוֹרָה, Sifrei Torah) is a handwritten copy of the Torah
Torah_scroll
12th-century Hebrew manuscript from Bologna, Italy
Bologna Torah Scroll (also known as the University of Bologna Torah Scroll, circa 1155–1225 CE) is the world's oldest complete extant Torah scroll. The scroll
Bologna_Torah_Scroll
Jewish tradition that involves the public reading from a Torah scroll
of passages from a Torah scroll. The term often refers to the entire ceremony of removing the scroll (or scrolls) from the Torah ark, chanting the appropriate
Torah_reading
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
Written Torah (תּוֹרָה שֶׁבִּכְתָב, Tōrā šebbīḵṯāv). If meant for liturgic purposes, it takes the form of a Torah scroll (Hebrew: ספר תורה Sefer Torah). If
Torah
Jewish ceremony involving Torah scrolls
a Torah scroll (Hebrew: הכנסת ספר תורה, Hachnasat Sefer Torah; Ashkenazi: Hachnosas Sefer Torah) is a ceremony in which one or more Torah scrolls are
Inauguration of a Torah scroll
Inauguration_of_a_Torah_scroll
Yemenite Jewish tradition of orthography in a Torah scroll
Yemenite scrolls of the Law containing the Five Books of Moses (the Torah) represent one of three authoritative scribal traditions for the transmission
Torah_scroll_(Yemenite)
Jewish holiday marking the conclusion of public Torah readings
Conservative congregations, this is the only time of year at which the Torah scrolls are taken out of the ark at night and are also read at night. In the
Simchat_Torah
Practice of Judaism by the Sephardim
Sephardi proper) the Torah scroll is kept in a tiq (wooden or metal case) instead of a velvet mantle. They lift the Torah scroll and display it to the
Sephardic_law_and_customs
Jewish commandment that prescribes Jews to write a Torah scroll
a Torah scroll (Hebrew: מצוות כתיבת ספר תורה) is the second to last mitzvah of the 613 Jewish commandments. It mandates Jews to write a Torah scroll for
The mitzvah to write a Torah scroll
The_mitzvah_to_write_a_Torah_scroll
Hebrew parchment found in 1970 at Ein Gedi, Israel
was the first book on the scroll and that at most three books of the Torah were originally present. However, most of the scroll has been burnt away and
En-Gedi_Scroll
Ancient Jewish religious manuscript found in 1956 among the Dead Sea scrolls
formerly by the Israelites in writing Torah scrolls during pre-exilic history. The fragmentary remains of the Torah scroll is written in the Paleo-Hebrew script
Paleo-Hebrew_Leviticus_Scroll
Samaritan version of the Torah
The Samaritan Pentateuch, also called the Samaritan Torah (Samaritan Hebrew: ࠕࠦࠅࠓࠡࠄ, Tūrā), is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans. Written in
Samaritan_Pentateuch
Jewish ritual pointer
popularly known as a Torah pointer, used by the reader to follow the text during the Torah reading from the parchment Torah scrolls. It is often shaped
Yad
Printed Torah in the form of a codex
comparison, a Torah scroll is handwritten, with rigorous production standards, on a special type of parchment and sewn together as a single scroll for use in
Chumash_(Judaism)
Receptacle which contains a synagogue's Torah scrolls
ancient synagogues, such as the fifth-century synagogue in Susya, the Torah scroll was not placed inside the synagogue at all, but in a room adjacent to
Torah_ark
Seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets
receive a special crown (called a tagin) when written in a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). Zain is a consonant with the /z/ sound which is a voiced alveolar
Zayin
Jewish feminist organization
the Torah scroll. Police intervened and stopped them. Following the Torah reading service, WOW members in the women's section danced with the scroll. "This
Women_of_the_Wall
Yemenite Orthodox Jew
imprisoned by Houthi militants in 2016 for allegedly assisting in smuggling a Torah scroll out of the country. Held in a prison in Sanaa, Marhabi has received harsh
Levi_Marhabi
American Reform rabbi (born 1963)
of the Wall read from a full-size Torah scroll during their monthly prayer service at the Western Wall. Torah scrolls at the Western Wall are usually stored
Susan_Silverman
or religious purposes, notably for the Jewish Torah scroll for use in synagogues. The oldest known scroll is the Diary of Merer, which can be dated to
History_of_scrolls
Code of Jewish religious law authored by Maimonides
The Mishneh Torah (Hebrew: מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה, lit. 'repetition of the Torah'), also known as Sefer Yad ha-Hazaka (ספר יד החזקה, 'book of the strong hand')
Mishneh_Torah
1906 play by Sholem Asch
brothel owner who attempts to become respectable by commissioning a Torah Scroll and marrying off his daughter to a yeshiva student. Set in a brothel
God_of_Vengeance
Religion of the Jewish people
occasion is celebrated with singing and dancing with the Torah scrolls. Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah are technically considered to be a separate holiday
Judaism
Ancient Jewish manuscripts
proto-Masoretic text of the Torah scroll (only a fragment of the Book of Leviticus surviving), known as the Paleo-Hebrew Leviticus Scroll. According to former
Dead_Sea_Scrolls
Jewish ethnic group
the Torah scroll when congregants are called to the Torah scroll for an aliyah. In the Yemenite tradition, each person called to the Torah scroll for
Yemenite_Jews
Poem in the Book of Exodus
Shirah, lit. 'Shabbat of Song'. It is one of only two sections of the Torah scroll written in a layout different from simple columns. The other section
Song_of_the_Sea
Authoritative text of the Tanakh in Rabbinic Judaism
forceful strictures that a deviation in even a single letter would make a Torah scroll invalid. Very few manuscripts are said to have survived the destruction
Masoretic_Text
Topics referred to by the same term
area, billed as the "lowest race on Earth" En Gedi Scroll – oldest Torah scroll found in a Torah ark This disambiguation page lists articles associated
Ein_Gedi
Section of a biblical book in the Masoretic Text
in the modern-day Torah scrolls of all Jewish communities is based upon the systematic list provided by Maimonides in Mishneh Torah, Laws of Tefillin
Parashah
Writing found in Canaanite inscriptions
letter vav. He argues further that, given the commandment to copy a Torah scroll directly from another, the script could not conceivably have been modified
Paleo-Hebrew_alphabet
Synagogue member who reads from the Sefer Torah
from the Torah scroll during the service. As there are no niqqud, punctuation, or cantillation marks (called trop in Yiddish) in a Sefer Torah, and these
Baal_keriah
Ancient tomb, synagogue and archaeological site in Hebron.
of a new Torah Scroll, Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron. Celebration for a new Torah scroll, Tomb of Jesse and Ruth, Hebron Bringing a new Torah into the
Tomb_of_Jesse_and_Ruth
In Islam, the Torah (Arabic: توراة/توراه, romanized: tawrāh, [tæwˈrɑː]) is regarded as an Islamic holy book that was revealed by God to guide the Children
Torah_in_Islam
Writing material made from animal skins
first Torah Scroll on the unsplit cow-hide called gevil. Parchment is still the only medium used by traditional religious Jews for Torah scrolls or tefillin
Parchment
Type of parchment
the use of each of the three types of skin. According to Maimonides, Torah scrolls must be written on g'vil only on the side on which the hair had grown
Klaf
Book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament
"the Scroll" ("the Megillah"), is a book in the third section (Ketuvim, כְּתוּבִים "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the Five Scrolls (Megillot)
Book_of_Esther
Series of selections from the books of Nevi'im that is publicly read in synagogue
haftarot alone in large print. Even when a scroll of haftara readings is used, that scroll - unlike the Torah scroll - is occasionally made of paper and may
Haftara
Biblical figure; father of the Israelite king David
was further completed with the dedication of its first purpose-written Torah scroll and the installation of a large ceremonial mezuzah at the entrance. Judaism
Jesse_(biblical_figure)
Three major festivals in Judaism
passages describing the holiday being observed are read aloud from a Torah scroll on the bimah (platform) used at the center of the synagogue services
Three_Pilgrimage_Festivals
Jewish tradition
'pulpit' or 'platform'), especially on Simchat Torah—while dancing with the synagogue's Torah scrolls—and during Shacharit during Sukkot—while waving
Hakafot
Kabbalistic philosophical framework
Kabbalah Soul of Torah Chayah-Wisdom of Torah Concealed World with Beriah Divine name ע״ב Divine good Ayin-Nothingness Torah scroll Ta'amim-Notes Beri'ah
Four_Worlds
Torah scroll from 1792 or 1793
The Sulzbacher Torah is a Torah Scroll from the Synagogue of Sulzbach. It dates from 1792 or 1793 and survived both the Sulzbach town fire of 1822 and
Sulzbacher_Torah
Former tanning industry process
hairs of the animal were removed by lime in preparation for writing a Torah scroll and the hide had once again become stiff: After taking dry [sheep]-skins
Bating_(leather)
Topics referred to by the same term
illuminated manuscript of the Pentateuch Chumash, printed Torah, as opposed to a Torah scroll Samaritan Pentateuch, a version of the Hebrew Pentateuch
Pentateuch_(disambiguation)
Jewish educational institution
ancient chanting of a student's Torah portion and from a rabbi during the ceremony, owing to the fact that a Torah scroll is typically very challenging
Hebrew_school
forbidden Torah scroll which he had been teaching from. According to Jewish tradition, when the flame started to burn himself and the scroll he still managed
List of book-burning incidents
List_of_book-burning_incidents
Scroll inscribed with Paleo-Hebrew script
acquired six Torah scrolls compared to the 167 manuscripts acquired in 1884 by Adolph Sutro—Nicholson never wrote that he acquired the Shapira scroll itself
Shapira_Scroll
Schools of thought in ancient Judaism
(Hebrew: ba'al ḳeri) to immerse himself in a mikveh before reading from the Torah scroll, a ruling which was later rescinded, and the sweeping declaration that
Houses_of_Hillel_and_Shammai
Northwest Semitic language
blessing that is traditionally chanted before the Aliyah La-Torah (reading of the Torah). Problems playing this file? See media help. Hebrew has always
Hebrew_language
Cloth used in Judaism during circumcision
offshoot of a common Jewish practice. In the times of the Tannaim, all Torah scrolls were wrapped only with a cloth, known in Hebrew as a “mappah,” or in
Wimpel
Ancient Jewish text
This scroll, and 4QMMT (Miqsat Ma'aseh haTorah), clearly prove that Talmudic legalism is a direct continuation of 2nd Temple Judaism. The Temple Scroll is
Temple_Scroll
Abrahamic monotheistic ethnic religion
Torah (Biblical Hebrew: תּוֹרָה, lit. 'Law') is central to the Samaritans' continuity as an Indigenous Heritage in the Holy Land. The Abisha scroll is
Samaritanism
of scrolls of the entire Hebrew Bible: Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethuvim. Although Torah scrolls are quite common, it is much less common to find scrolls of
Shemuel_Shelomo_Boyarski
Type of parchment
writing material in Jewish scribal documents, in particular a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). Related to גויל, gewil, a rolling (i.e. unhewn) stone, "to roll
Gevil
Yeshiva founded in Ponevez, Lithuania
study hall has an original 16th-century Italian wooden aron kodesh (Torah scroll ark), brought to the yeshiva in the early 1980s, and restored and re-gilded
Ponevezh_Yeshiva
Observance of recitation in religious Judaism
which, in addition to needing a Minyan, also needs a Torah scroll taken out for a scheduled Torah reading. Head covering. In most synagogues, it is considered
Jewish_prayer
Denominations of Judaism
the Torah scroll when congregants are called to the Torah scroll for an aliyah. In the Yemenite tradition, each person called to the Torah scroll for
Jewish_religious_movements
Fourteenth portion in the annual Jewish cycle of weekly Torah reading
words, 121 verses, and 222 lines in a Torah scroll, and is part of the Hebrew Bible. In traditional Sabbath Torah reading, the "portion" (parashah) is
Va'eira
Historical ancestor of the modern book
Judaism still retains the Torah scroll, at least for ceremonial use. In earlier centuries, scribes experimented with laying out scrolls as a succession of columns
Codex
Book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament
the intermediate days of Passover. It is often read from a scroll similar to a Torah scroll in style. It is also read in its entirety by some at the end
Song_of_Songs
Jewish traditional writing
new sheet must be brought in to replace the old sheet. Torah scroll production Mishneh Torah, Laws of Tefillin 1:4 "Chapter 3". HaSoferet.com. 2014-02-02
Ktav_Stam
2006 Canadian film
film explores the importance of the Torah in Jewish life, the perfection required to execute a kosher Torah scroll, and a feminist perspective on the battle
Soferet_(film)
adorning the top ends of the rollers (עצי חיים Atzei Chaim) of a Sefer Torah (Torah scroll). Very often the rimonim are adorned with little bells and are very
Torah_finials
1878 painting by Maurycy Gottlieb
in English as prayer shawls) and kippot (head coverings). There is a Torah scroll in the center of the composition, stained glass windows in the back,
Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur
Jews_Praying_in_the_Synagogue_on_Yom_Kippur
Style of architecture
Synagogues have some requirements. They always contain a Torah ark where the Torah scrolls are kept (called an aron qodesh (Hebrew: אָרוֹן קׄדֶש) by
Synagogue_architecture
Elevated platform used as an orator's podium
reader's platform, where the Torah scroll is placed to be read. The bimah is raised to demonstrate the importance of the Torah reader, and to make it easier
Bema
Destroyed Orthodox synagogue in Olomouc, Czech Republic
Torah scrolls were sipped to the Jewish Museum Prague in 1942. In the early 1963 British lawyer and philanthropist Ralph Yablon purchased the scrolls
Olomouc_Synagogue
Place of worship for Jews or Samaritans
a house of prayer. It includes a main sanctuary with the Torah ark where the Torah scrolls are kept (called an Holy Closet aron qodesh (Hebrew: אָרוֹן
Synagogue
Concepts in Judaism and the Jewish people
(often equated with the Torah), a chuppa (to illustrate the wish for a marriage under the guidance of the Torah), a Torah scroll and crown, and animals
Jewish_symbolism
Jewish scribe
to the laws of Judaism: Sefer torah, a complete copy of Torah read by Jewish men during prayer. Tefillin, scrolls of Torah verses worn by Jewish adults
Sofer
Religious practice
Chatan Torah: Deuteronomy 33:27–34:12 Chatan Bereshit: Genesis 1:1–2:3 (second scroll; in the Italian Nusach, this is not read from a Torah scroll, and
Yom_Tov_Torah_readings
Touch with the lips, usually to express love, affection or greeting
"kissing... relics, or a bishop's ring." In Judaism, the kissing of the Torah scroll, a prayer book, and a prayer shawl is also common. Crawley notes that
Kiss
Hebrew term for gratitude
surviving an illness or danger, Birkhat HaGomel, which is recited before a Torah scroll. Sometimes Jews publicly give thanks with a Seudas Hodaa, a public meal
Hakarat_HaTov
Third book of the Bible
the Torah, became the law book of Jerusalem's Second Temple as well as of the Samaritan temple. Its influence is evident among the Dead Sea Scrolls, which
Book_of_Leviticus
Part of the First Jewish–Roman War
Rome's Temple of Peace, items such as the purple temple curtains and the Torah scroll were instead deposited within the imperial palace. Rabbinic tradition
Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_CE)
Saturday. This means that on Rosh Chodesh Shevat, two Torah scrolls are used for the Sabbath morning Torah reading: one for Va'eira and one for Rosh Chodesh
Days of week on Hebrew calendar
Days_of_week_on_Hebrew_calendar
King of Judah
Talmud as follows: Ahaz suspended the sacrificial worship and sealed the Torah scrolls; Manasseh burned the names of the Lord and tore down the altar; Amon
Amon_of_Judah
Jewish community in Kaifeng, China
restore and rewrite the 13 scrolls. They obtained some from Ningxia and Ningbo to replace them, and another Hebrew Torah scroll was bought from a Muslim
Kaifeng_Jews
Book used to prepare for reading or writing a Torah scroll
(Hebrew: תיקון) is a book used by Jews to prepare for reading or writing a Torah scroll. There are two types of tikkun, a tikkun qorʾim "reader's tikkun" and
Tikkun_(book)
One of the names of the god of Israel
publisher. Talmud, b. Chagigah 12a.1–36 Sabar, Shalom (2009). "Torah and magic: The Torah scroll and its appurtenances as magical objects in traditional Jewish
El_Shaddai
and Levi Salem Marahbi (who had been imprisoned for helping smuggle a Torah scroll out of Yemen). Aliyah Historical Jewish population Historical Jewish
Jewish_population_by_country
Person who writes or copies manuscripts
writing on parchment. Renowned calligraphers, they produce the Hebrew Torah scrolls and other holy texts. Until 1948, the oldest known manuscripts of the
Scribe
Differences between how the Hebrew Bible is spoken versus read
imperative. This is reflected in the Ashkenazi pronunciation "keri uchsiv". Torah scrolls for use in public reading in synagogues contain only the Hebrew language
Qere_and_Ketiv
Seventh day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot occurring on the 21st of Tishrei
service during which seven circuits around the synagogue's Torah scrolls (ספרי תורה, sifrei Torah) are made by congregants while holding their lulav and etrog
Hoshana_Rabbah
Israeli social activist, CEO and Artist
ceased. In 2016 she was arrested again for bringing in and reading from a Torah scroll in the women's section of the Western Wall. In her position as executive
Lesley_Sachs
Jewish ritual bath
before building a synagogue, and must go to the extreme of selling Torah scrolls, or even a synagogue if necessary, to provide funding for its construction
Mikveh
During the Torah service on the Sabbath, Mondays, Thursdays, New Months, and major Jewish holidays, the congregation sings as the Torah scroll is removed
Zion and Jerusalem in Jewish prayer and ritual
Zion_and_Jerusalem_in_Jewish_prayer_and_ritual
Lost Torah manuscript
Scroll (or Codex Severi) was a lost scroll containing the Torah. A very few sentences of it have been preserved by Rabbinic literature. This scroll was
Severus_Scroll
Spanish rabbi
Lifnei v'Lifnim. Abulafia is credited with writing the authoritative Torah scroll for Spanish Jewry. Scholars came from Ashkenaz and the Maghreb to copy
Meir_Abulafia
rabbinic authority posits this belief in the word-perfect nature of the Torah scroll as a defining feature of Orthodox Judaism. Jews believe that God at times
Jewish_principles_of_faith
Portion of the Torah read during Jewish prayer
The weekly Torah portion refers to a lectionary custom in Judaism in which a portion of the Torah (or Pentateuch) is read during Jewish prayer services
Weekly_Torah_portion
Canopy under which a Jewish couple stand during their wedding
Detail of Chuppah and Torah scroll on a painted wimpel from the Lengnau collection, 1886, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland
Chuppah
Hebrew for "decree"
670 Hebrew letters, 1,245 Hebrew words, 87 verses, and 159 lines in a Torah Scroll. Rabbinic Jews generally read it in late June or July. In most years
Chukat
Jewish holiday
(1993). The Chumash: The Torah: Haftaros and Five Megillos with a Commentary Anthologized from the Rabbinic Writings. ArtScroll/Mesorah Publications.
Shavuot
Chief Rabbi of Kiev
of a Torah scroll in honor of Ukraine’s Jewish community. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky participated by inscribing a letter in the Torah while
Jonathan_Markovitch
Term from rabbinic literature
a copy of the Five Books of Moses that is used to copy therefrom the Torah scroll.[citation needed] The first to use the term tiqqun soferim was Shimon
Tiqqun_soferim
Jewish morning prayer
new month is recited. After these prayers, Ashrei is repeated and the Torah scroll is returned to the Ark in a procession through the Synagogue. Many congregations
Shacharit
Name occurring in Talmudic tradition
Flavius Josephus relates that about the year 50 a Roman soldier seized a Torah-scroll and, with abusive and mocking language, burned it in public. This incident
Apostomus
Traditional count of Torah commands
According to Jewish tradition, the Torah contains 613 commandments (Hebrew: תרי״ג מצוות, romanized: taryág mitsvót). Although the number 613 is mentioned
613_commandments
Museum in Cape Town, South Africa
returned to England in 1858 Opening stone Exhibition at the SAJM The first Torah Scroll, brought to South Africa by Aaron de Pass Memory Going Global: The Jewish
South_African_Jewish_Museum
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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
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Tova, TOVAH means "good."
Girl/Female
Indian
Dawn
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.
Boy/Male
Scottish Irish
From the craggy hills.' Tor is a name for a craggy hilltop and also may refer to a watchtower.
Girl/Female
German
referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
Female
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Ora, ORAH means "light."
Boy/Male
Biblical
Leprosy, scab, hornet.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire)
English (Lancashire) : unexplained. Perhaps a variant of Sarah.
Female
Hebrew
(תּï‹×¨Ö¸×”) Hebrew name TORA means "bible, holy scripture." Compare with another form of Tora.
Girl/Female
Biblical American
A hair, a wretch, one banished.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Light
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
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
Boy/Male
Biblical
Baldness; ice; frost.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Dawn
Girl/Female
Biblical
Showing, casting forth, a cauldron.
Girl/Female
Irish American Greek Hebrew Latin French Italian
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Nora, NORAH means "honor, valor."
Female
Scandinavian
 Feminine form of Scandinavian Tor, TORA means "Thor" or "thunder."
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Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit, Tamil
Roaming; Cloud; Elephant
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Sanskrit, Telugu
Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Joyous Flame
Girl/Female
Biblical
Gift, or hope, of the Lord.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Tamil, Telugu
A Lamp
Boy/Male
Indian
Unselfishness
Girl/Female
British, English
Mermaid
Female
English
Feminine form of English Jett, JETTA means "jet (the mineral)."
Female
Danish
, wisdom.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Rostherne in Cheshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Rodestorne, from the Old Scandinavian personal name Rauthr + Old English thorn or thyrne ‘thorn tree’.Italian : from an augmentative of Rosso.
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n.
The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a torchlight procession.
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.
One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.
a.
Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; as, scrolled work.
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.
In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself.
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.
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet, anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.
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.
A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light passengers.
n.
A flashlight.
n.
A torch.
n.
A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like.
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.
An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.
n.
One whose office it is to carry a torch.
n.
A large African antelope (Alcelaphus tora). It has widely divergent, strongly ringed horns.
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.