Humash

[ Sephardic Hebrew khoo-mahsh; Ashkenazic Hebrew khoo-muhsh ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural Hu·ma·shim [kh, oo-mah-, sheem, kh, oo, -, maw, -shim].

1. the Pentateuch.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Humash¹

ḥummāsh, akin to ḥāmēsh five