pentateuch
nounDivide pentateuch into syllables:
pen · ta · teuch
How to pronounce pentateuch:
Definition of pentateuch:
- pentateuch (noun):
- the first five books of jewish and christian scriptures
- noun. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit.
Synonyms for pentateuch:
book of exodus
book of genesis
book of leviticus
book of numbers
deuteronomy
exodus
genesis
hebrew scripture
laws
leviticus
numbers
old testament
tanach
tanakh
torah
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