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Pentateuch

[ pen-tuh-took, -tyook ]

noun

, Chiefly Christianity.
  1. Usually the Pentateuch. the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Compare Torah ( def 1 ).


Pentateuch

/ ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk /

noun

  1. the first five books of the Old Testament regarded as a unity
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌPentaˈteuchal, adjective
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Other Words From

  • Pen·ta·teuch·al adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pentateuch1

First recorded in 1375–1425; from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Late Greek pentáteuchos, from Greek penta- penta- + teûchos “tool, vessel” (in Late Greek: “scroll case book”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pentateuch1

C16: from Church Latin pentateuchus, from Greek penta- + teukhos tool (in Late Greek: scroll)
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Example Sentences

These five books are called the Pentateuch, and were written by Moses.

The destructive critics do not agree among themselves as to the origin of the Pentateuch.

We turn now to the assumption that Moses was not the author, under God, of the Pentateuch.

There is, however, agreement on one point, that Moses did not write the Pentateuch.

But the question is still raised as to the Mosiac authorship of the Pentateuch.

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