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Bemidbar

Fourth Chumash and 34th parasha of the Torah.

Hebrew: בְּמִדְבַּר / במדבר
Be~mid~bar

Alternate: Bamidbar

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Bereshit

First Chumash and first parasha of the Torah.

בְּרֵאשִׁית / בראשית
Be~re~~shit

Alternate: Bereishit

Ashkenazi: Bereishis

English: Genesis

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Chava

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Gan Eden

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Nachash

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Chayei Sarah

The fifth parasha of Chumash Bereshit

חַיֵּי שָׂרָה / חיי שרה
Cha~yei Sa~rah

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Chumash

(pl. chumashim) The Torah is divided into five chumashim: Bereshit, Shemot, Vayikra, Bemidbar, Devarim. A volume containing the five chumashim and the haftara for each parasha is also knows as a Chumash. The formal name is Chamisha Chumshei Torah.

חומש
chu~mash

Academic: Ḥumash

Chumashim of the Torah

Bereshit
Shemot
Vayikra
Bemidbar
Devarim
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Lech Lecha

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Noach

Second parasha in Chumash Bereshit. Son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham and Yafet. Famous for building the Teva.

Hebrew: נֹחַ / נח
No~ach

Alternate: No’ach / No’ah

Academic: Noʾaḥ

English: Noah

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Avram
Ham
Lamech
Sarai
Shem
Terach
Yafet

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Bavel

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Tevat Noach

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parasha

(pl.: parashiyot.) Portion of the Torah read weekly in the Synagogue. List of 54 Parashiyot of the Torah.

Usage: Parashat Bereshit, parashat hashavua

פָּרָשָׁה‎ / פרשה
pa~ra~sha

Alternate: parashah.

Common usage: parsha / parshah / Parshat Bereishit / Parshiyot of the Torah. Parsha actually means “affair”.

Parashiyot of the Torah

Chumash
Bereshit
Chumash
Shemot
Chumash
Vayikra
Chumash
Bemidbar
Chumash
Devarim
BereshitShemotVayikraBemidbarDevarim
NoachVa’eraTzavNasoVa’etchanan
Lech LechaBoSheminiBeha’alotechaEkev
VayeraBeshalachTazriaShelachRe’eh
Chayei SarahYitroMetzoraKorachShofetim
ToledotMishpatimAcharei MotChukatKi Tetzeh
VayetzehTerumaKedoshimBalakKi Tavo
VayishlachTetzavehEmorPinechasNitzavim
MiketzKi TisaBeharMatotVayelech
VayigashVayakhelBechukotaiMaseiHa’azinu
VaichiPekudeiVezot Haberacha
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Toledot

Sixth parasha in Chumash Bereshit

תּוֹלְדֹת / תולדת 
To~~le~dot

Alternate: Toldot
The sheva under the lamed has to be a sheva na due to the meteg under the first tav of the word.

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Vayera

Fourth parasha of Chumash Bereshit

וירא / וַיֵּרָא
Va~~ye~ra

Alternate: Vayeira

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Avraham
Sarah
Yitzchak

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Amora
Sedom

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Yisrael

Name of country and name given to Yaakov in parashat Vayishlach

Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל / ישראל
Yis~ra~~el

Ashkenazi: Yisroel

English: Israel