Pentateuch

[ pen-tuh-took, -tyook ]

noun

, Chiefly Christianity.

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

Pentateuch

/ ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌPentaˈteuchal, adjective

Other Words From

• Pen·ta·teuch·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pentateuch¹

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”)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pentateuch¹

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

Example Sentences

These five books are called the Pentateuch, and were written by Moses.

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The destructive critics do not agree among themselves as to the origin of the Pentateuch.

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We turn now to the assumption that Moses was not the author, under God, of the Pentateuch.

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There is, however, agreement on one point, that Moses did not write the Pentateuch.

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But the question is still raised as to the Mosiac authorship of the Pentateuch.

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