Meaning of Pentateuch in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈpɛn(t)əˌt(j)uk/

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1. Noun

   Pentateuch

   Etymology

   via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek pentateukhos, from penta-‘five’ + teukhos‘implement, book’

   Definitions

   1. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit