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Primary term

curtain, Torah ark

URI

https://nomenclature.info/nom/15172 (opens semantic view)

Definition

A curtain made of fabric, often velvet and adorned with embroidery, Hebrew inscriptions and illustrations such as crowns, the Tables of the Law or other Hebraic symbols. Placed in front of or behind the doors of the Torah ark in a synagogue, used to cover the Torah scrolls.

Definition source(s)

• American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), and Canadian Heritage Information Network / Réseau canadien d’information sur le patrimoine. 2018. “Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging / Nomenclature pour le catalogage des objets de musée.” September 1, 2018. https://www.nomenclature.info/.

English

Term (International)

Torah ark curtain

Inverted term (International)

curtain, Torah ark

Alternative term(s)

parochet

French

Term (International)

rideau d'arche sainte

Term gender (International)

masculine

Alternative term(s)

parokhet

Date created

2023-05-11

Date updated

2023-07-27

Bibliographic citation(s)

• Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Museum and Archives. n.d. “Torah Cover (Parochet).” Canadian Jewish Heritage Network. Accessed July 26, 2023. https://www.cjhn.ca/en/permalink/cjhn44406.
• Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel. n.d. “rideau d’arche sainte.” Thésaurus de la désignation des objets mobiliers. Accessed July 27, 2023. http://data.culture.fr/thesaurus/page/ark:/67717/T69-2424.
• Monuments historiques. 2006. “Rideau d’arche sainte (paro’eth ou parokhet).” POP : la plateforme ouverte du patrimoine. 2006. https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/palissy/PM57000702.
• Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme. 2017. “Rideau d’arche sainte, Italie, 18e siècle.” Musée d’art et d’histoire du Judaïsme. May 29, 2017. https://www.mahj.org/decouvrir-collections-betsalel/rideau-darche-sainte-4241.
• Waal, H. van de, L.D. Couprie, Rudi Fuchs, and E. Tholen. n.d. “‘Parokhet’, Torah Ark Curtain.” Iconclass: An Iconographic Classification System. Accessed July 26, 2023. https://iconclass.org/12A443.
• Wikipedia. 2023. “Parochet.” Wikipedia. May 26, 2023. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parochet&oldid=1157116815.
• Wikipédia. 2022. “Parokhet.” Wikipédia. March 4, 2022. https://fr.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parokhet&oldid=191613277.
• “Parokhet.” n.d. In The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100307589.

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