Heptateuch

[hep-tuh-took, -tyook]

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, a name given to the first seven books of the Bible.
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British Dictionary definitions for heptateuch

Heptateuch

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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