Heptateuch
[ hep-tuh-took, -tyook ]
/ ˈhɛp təˌtuk, -ˌtyuk /
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noun
the first seven books of the Old Testament.
Origin of Heptateuch
< Late Latin Heptateuchos < Late Greek Heptáteuchos the first seven books of the Old Testament, equivalent to Greek hepta- hepta- + teûchos a book
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Heptateuch
/ (ˈhɛptəˌtjuːk) /
noun
the first seven books of the Old Testament
Word Origin for Heptateuch
C17: from Late Latin Heptateuchos, from Greek hepta- + teukhos book
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