Pentateuch

Pen·ta·teuch

P0172700 (pĕn′tə-to͞ok′, -tyo͞ok′)n. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures; the Torah.

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[Middle English Pentateuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateukhos : penta-, penta- + teukhos, implement, vessel, scroll case; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Pen′ta·teuch′al adj.

Pentateuch

(ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk) n (Bible) the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity[C16: from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)] ˌPentaˈteuchal adj

Pen•ta•teuch

(ˈpɛn təˌtuk, -ˌtyuk)

n. the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Compare Hagiographa, Prophets. [< Late Latin Pentateuchus < Late Greek pentáteuchos= Greek penta- penta- + teûchos tool, vessel (Late Greek: scroll case book)] Pen′ta•teuch`al, adj.

Pentateuch

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, called the Five Books of Moses.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Pentateuch - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unitLaws, TorahBook of Genesis, Genesis - the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothersBook of Exodus, Exodus - the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the ExodusBook of Leviticus, Leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedentsBook of Numbers, Numbers - the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of EgyptBook of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic lawOld Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian BibleHebrew Scripture, Tanach, Tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings

Translations

Pentateuch