Pentateuch
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Pentateuch
- /ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk/ UK
- /ˈpɛntəˌtuk/ US
- /ˈpɛntəˌtʊk/ US
- /ˈpɪntəˌtuːk/ pin pen merger
Where it comes from
PIE word
*pénkʷe
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe
Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte)
Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-)
Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰos
Ancient Greek τεῦχος (teûkhos)
Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos)
English Pentateuch
From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).
proper noun the Pentateuch
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Synonym of Torah.
Similar: Torah
Translations
Every language
name first five books of the Bible
| Español | Pentateuco |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 摩西五經 /摩西五经 Móxi wǔjīng |
| Português | Pentateuco |
| Français | Pentateuque |
| Italiano | Pentateuco |
| Ελληνικά | Πεντάτευχος Pentátefchos |
| Română | Pentateuh |
| Русский | Пятикни́жие Pjatiknížije |
| العربية | تَوْرَاة tawrāh |
| עברית | תּוֹרָה toráh, חמישה חומשי תורה \ חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְּשֵׁי תּוֹרָה khamishá khum'shéi torá, תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה torát moshé |
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title = {Pentateuch},
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