pentateuch
n.
Torah, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Torah
The Torah is the most important document in Judaism, revered as the inspired word of
God, traditionally said to have been revealed to
Moses. The word Torah means "
teaching," "
instruction," "
scribe", or "
law" in
Hebrew. It is also known as the Five Books of Moses, the Law of Moses (Torat Moshe ) or Sefer Torah (which refers to the
scroll cases in which the books were kept), in Greek called Pentateuch (Πεντετεύχως "five rolls or cases").
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Pentateuch
Noun
1. the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
(synonym) Torah, Laws
(hypernym) sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
(part-holonym) Tanakh, Tanach, Hebrew Scripture
(part-meronym) Genesis, Book of Genesis
Pentateuch (der)
n.
pentateuch, Torah, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
Pentateuch (de)
n.
Pentateuch, first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)