Strong’s Hebrew • Noun, Feminine
H8451: Torah
תּוֹרָהPronounced: /to-raw/ • From H3384 (yarah — to shoot an arrow straight, point out, teach)
Short Definition: Law, instruction, divine direction, guidance
Exhaustive Lexicon Definition & Theological Meaning
Divine instruction, commandment, and covenant teaching; the revealed will and direction of YHWH for righteous living.
Brown-Driver-Briggs / Thayer Exegesis:
BDB: Direction, instruction, law of God, body of prophetic and Mosaic teaching.
KJV Translation Usage
law (219x)
Total Biblical Occurrences
220 Times
Asante Twi Equivalent
Mmara / Nyankopɔn Nkyerɛkyerɛ
Key Biblical Occurrences
H8451 (תּוֹרָה) appears in these foundational scripture passages:
Psalm 1:2Joshua 1:8Psalm 19:7Isaiah 2:3