Pentateuch

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.təˌtjuːk/
Rhymes: -uːk

Proper noun

Pentateuch

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

Synonyms

Translations

first five books of the Bible

Afrikaans: Pentateug (af)
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 (ru) n (Pjatiknížije)
Spanish: Pentateuco (es) m
Tagalog: Limaklat

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