Hora'ah
/hoʁaˈʔaː/noun
A Hebrew term meaning instruction, teaching, or guidance.
Did you know?Hora'ah derives from the Hebrew root י־ר־ה, which also produced Torah; the root’s oldest verbal meanings include both “to teach” and “to shoot,” linking guidance with directing something toward a target.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*y-r-y
“A reconstructed root associated with casting, directing, or pointing.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ירה (yarah)
“To shoot, cast, point out, or teach—ideas connected by the act of directing something toward a target.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
תּוֹרָה (torah)
“Instruction, teaching, or authoritative guidance.”
Medieval Hebrew
Hebrew
הוֹרָאָה (hora'ah)
“Instruction, teaching, or legal guidance.”
Modern Hebrew
Hebrew
הוֹרָאָה (hora'ah)
“Instruction, teaching, or classroom education.”