Chumash
English
Etymology 1
Hebrew חומש, from חמש (khamesh, “five”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chumash (countable and uncountable, plural Chumashim or Chumashes)
- (Judaism) Any book of the Pentateuch.
- The Pentateuch collectively.
Related terms
Translations
one of the Five Books of Moses
the Five Books of Moses
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Etymology 2
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Island Chumash people”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Chumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash)
- A member of a particular Native American tribe of southern California.
Proper noun
Chumash
- The language of this tribe.
See also
- Chumash people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Barbareño, boi
- Ethnologue entry for Chumash, chs
- Ethnologue entry for Cruzeño, crz
- Ethnologue entry for Ineseño, inz
- Ethnologue entry for Obispeño, obi
- Ethnologue entry for Purisimeño, puy
- Ethnologue entry for Ventureño, veo
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