/pahr"euh shah', pahr"sheuh/ ; Seph. Heb. /pah rddah shah"/ ; Ashk. Heb. /pahrdd"sheuh/ , n. , pl. Parashoth, Parashot Seph. Heb. /pah rddah shawt"/ , Parashioth, Parashiot Seph. Heb. /pah rddah shee awt"/ , Eng., Ashk. Heb. Parashahs /pahr"euh shahz', pahr"sheuhz/ ; Ashk. Heb. /pahrdd"sheuhz/ . Judaism.
1. a portion of the Torah chanted or read each week in the synagogue on the Sabbath.
2. a selection from such a portion, chanted or read in the synagogue on Mondays, Thursdays, and holy days.
[ parashah lit., section, division ]