the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity
Derived forms
Pentateuchal (ˌPentaˈteuchal)
adjective
Word origin
C16: from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)
Pentateuch in American English
(ˈpɛntəˌtuk; ˈpɛntəˌtjuk)
noun
the first five books of the Bible
Word origin
LL(Ec) Pentateuchus < Gr(Ec) pentateuchos, composed of five books < penta-, five + teuchos, an implement, book < teuchein, to make < IE base *dheugh-, to press > doughty
Examples of 'Pentateuch' in a sentence
Pentateuch
It reminded me of Green Regent's 1975 concept album Pentateuch, with its epic side two, `Deuteronomy '.