pentateuch

/ˈpɛntətʊk/; /ˈpɛntətjuːk/

Definitions

1. noun

A collection of five books in the Hebrew Bible that includes Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

“The rabbi studied the stories and laws in the Pentateuch.”

2. noun

A collection of the first five books of the Christian Old Testament.

“The scholar analyzed the Pentateuch as a literary work.”

Synonyms

  • Hebrew Bible
  • Torah