TORAH
- Most of the time that we see the word “law” in the Old Testament, the underlying Hebrew word is “torah.”
- Strong’s Concordance:
- 8451 torah (435d); from 3384; direction, instruction, law:–custom(1), instruction(10), instructions(1), Law(1), law(188), laws(10), ruling(1), teaching(7), teachings(1).
- Bible Gateway says that the English word “law” occurs 314 times in the NASB OT.
- Usually, wherever we see the word “law” in the Old Testament (especially in Psalms and Proverbs , we can substitute the word “Bible” – and especially “the red letters of the Bible” – for it in our minds.
OTHER
- Cognates: lawful, lawlessness (synonym “licentiousness” – Jude 1:4)
- Related words: law and priest
Related: BSN: THE LAW OF MOSES IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD
The Duty of a Man 