noun
or se·fer torah |sāfər-
( plural si·phrei torah or si·frei torah |siˌfrā- ; or sepher torahs or sefer torahs )
Usage: usually capitalized S&T
Etymology: Hebrew sēpher tōrāh, literally, book of law
: a leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue for liturgical purposes