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Pentateuch

pen·ta·teuch

UK/ˈpɛn.təˌtjuːk/ US/ˈpɛn.təˌtuːk/ uncommon

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the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

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

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