Pentateuch

Pen′ta-teuch

,

Noun.

[L.

pentateuchus

, Gr. [GREEK]; [GREEK] (see

Penta-

) + [GREEK] a tool, implement, a book, akin to [GREEK] to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E.

text

. See

Five

, and

Text

.]

The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; – called also the

Law of Moses

,

Book of the Law of Moses

, etc.

Pentateuch

PEN'TATEUCH

,

Noun.

[Gr. five, and a book or composition.]

The first five books of the Old Testament.

Pentateuch

English

Proper noun

Pentateuch

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

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Translations

first five books of the Bible

Afrikaans: Pentateug
Arabic: تَوْرَاة f ‎(tawrāh)
Catalan: Pentateuc m
Chinese:

Cantonese: 摩西五經, 摩西五经 ‎(mo¹ sai¹ ng⁵ ging¹), 梅瑟五書, 梅瑟五书 ‎(mui⁴ sat¹ ng⁵ syu¹) (Catholic)

Mandarin: 摩西五經 (zh), 摩西五经 (zh) ‎(Móxi wǔjīng), 梅瑟五書, 梅瑟五书 ‎(Méisè wǔshū) (Catholic)

Min Nan: 摩西五經, 摩西五经 ‎(Mô͘-se Gō͘ Keng)
Finnish: pentateukki
Greek: Πεντάτευχος (el) f ‎(Pentátefchos)

Hebrew: תּוֹרָה (he) f ‎(toráh), חמישה חומשי תורה \ חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְּשֵׁי תּוֹרָה m pl ‎(khamishá khum'shéi torá), תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה f ‎(torát moshé)
Latin: Pentateuchus m
Persian: تورات (fa)
Polish: Pentateuch (pl) m, Pięcioksiąg (pl) m
Portuguese: Pentateuco (pt) m
Russian: Пятикни́жие n ‎(Pjatiknížije)
Spanish: Pentateuco (es) m
Tagalog: Limaklat

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Pentateuch

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