Pentateuch

[ pen-tuh-took, -tyook ]

nounChiefly Christianity.
  1. Usually the Pentateuch . the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.: Compare Torah (def. 1).

Origin of Pentateuch

1
First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Late Greek pentáteuchos, from Greek penta- penta- + teûchos “tool, vessel” (in Late Greek: “scroll case book”)

Other words from Pentateuch

  • Pen·ta·teuch·al, adjective

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Pentateuch

/ (ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk) /


noun
  1. the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity

Origin of Pentateuch

1
C16: from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)

Derived forms of Pentateuch

  • Pentateuchal, adjective

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