Pentateuch

Pen·ta·teuch  (pnt-tk, -tyk)

n.

The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.

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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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Penta·teuchal adj.

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Pentateuch [ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk]

n

(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity

[from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)]

Pentateuchal  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Pentateuch - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit Laws, Torah Book 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 brothers Book 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 Exodus Book of Leviticus, Leviticus - the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents Book of Numbers, Numbers - the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt Book of Deuteronomy, Deuteronomy - the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law Old 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 Bible Hebrew Scripture, Tanach, Tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings

Translations

Pentateuch [ˈpentətjuːk] N → Pentateuco m

Pentateuch

n → die fünf Bücher pl → Mose, Pentateuch m