Pentateuch
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Pen·ta·teuch
(pĕn′tə-to͞ok′, -tyo͞ok′)n.
The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures; the Torah.
[Middle English Pentateuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateukhos : penta-, penta- + teukhos, implement, vessel, scroll case; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots.]
Pen′ta·teuch′al adj.
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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
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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.
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Pentateuch
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible, called the Five Books of Moses.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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Pentateuch
n → die fünf Bücher pl → Mose, Pentateuch m
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