Deuteronomy

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Deuteronomy

/djuːtəˈɹɒnəmi/ UK
/dʒuːtəˈɹɒnəmi/ UK
/dutəˈɹɑnəmi/ US
/dutɚˈɑnəmi/ US
/dʊˈtrɔnɔmi/

Rhymes with -ɒnəmi

Where it comes from

From the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Ancient Greek Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronómion), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + -ιον (-ion), and in the Vulgate Latin Deuteronomium). This is based upon the erroneous Septuagint rendering of משנה התורה הזאת (mishneh ha-torah ha-zot) (17:18), which grammatically can mean only "a repetition [that is, a copy] of this law," but which is rendered by the Septuagint τὸ Δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο (tò Deuteronómion toûto), as though the expression meant "this repetition of the law."

proper noun

The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
Similar: Deut.

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name book of the Bible

Español	Deuteronomio
한국어	신명기 sinmyeonggi
日本語	申命記 shinmeiki
中文	申命記 /申命记 Shēnmìngjì
Kiswahili	Kumbukumbu la Sheria
Português	Deuteronômio, Deuteronómio
Français	Deutéronome
Deutsch	Deuteronomium
Italiano	Deuteronomio
Ελληνικά	Δευτερονόμιο Defteronómio
Română	Deuteronomul
Русский	Второзако́ние Vtorozakónije
العربية	سِفْر التَثْنِيَة sifr at-taṯniya, سِفْر تَثْنِيَةِ الاِشْتِرَاع sifr taṯniyati l-ištirāʕ
עברית	דְּבָרִים Dvarim, מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה mishné torá

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@misc{deuteronomy_2026,
  title = {Deuteronomy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deuteronomy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}