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Chumash¹

  • /ˈxʊməʃ/
  • /ˈhʊməʃ/
  • /xuːˈmɑːʃ/

Where it comes from

From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).

proper noun Chumashim · Chumashes

  1. Judaism Any book of the Pentateuch.
  2. The Pentateuch collectively.

Chumash²

  • /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/
  • /ˈt͡ʃumæʃ/
  • /ˈʃumɑʃ/

Rhymes with -æʃ

Where it comes from

From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”).

noun Chumashes · Chumash

  1. A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.

proper noun

  1. The colonial given language name of this tribe.

Translations

Every language

name one of the Five Books of Moses

עבריתחוּמָשׁ khumásh

name the Five Books of Moses

Españoljumash
עבריתחוּמָשׁ khumásh, חמישה חומשי תורה

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"Chumash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chumash. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Chumash. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chumash

Chicago

"Chumash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chumash.

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@misc{chumash_2026,
  title = {Chumash},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chumash},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}