Pentateuch

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentateukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pente, “five”) + τεῦχος (teukhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk/

  Rhymes: -uːk

Proper noun

Pentateuch

1. The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

Synonyms

• Books of Moses
• the Law
• Torah

Translations

first five books of the Bible

• Catalan: Pentateuc (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 摩西五經 (cmn), 摩西五经 (cmn) (Móxi wǔjīng)

• Finnish: pentateukki (fi)

• Hebrew: תורה (he) (toráh) f
• Polish: Pentateuch (pl) m, Pięcioksiąg (pl) m
• Russian: Пятикнижие (ru) (Pjatiknížije) n
• Spanish: Pentateuco (es) m