First Known Use: circa 1624
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parashah
noun pa·ra·shah \ˈpär-ə-ˌshä\
Definition of PARASHAH
: a passage in Jewish Scripture dealing with a single topic; specifically : a section of the Torah assigned for weekly reading in synagogue worship
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Origin of PARASHAH
Hebrew pārāshāh, literally, explanation
Rhymes with PARASHAH
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polenta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
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