Meanings
- The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
Synonyms: Deut.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
Origin
- LatinDeuteronomium
- Ancient GreekΔευτερονόμιον
- EnglishDeuteronomy
From the name which the book bears in the Septuagint (Ancient Greek Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronómion), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”) + -ιον (-ion), and in the Vulgate Latin Deuteronomium). This is based upon the erroneous Septuagint rendering of משנה התורה הזאת (mishneh ha-torah ha-zot) (17:18), which grammatically can mean only "a repetition [that is, a copy] of this law," but which is rendered by the Septuagint τὸ Δευτερονόμιον τοῦτο (tò Deuteronómion toûto), as though the expression meant "this repetition of the law."
More words from Ancient Greek, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Ancient Greek Δευτερονόμιον, Ἐπινομίς
- Δευτερονόμιον (Deuteronómion)book of the Bible
- Ἐπινομίς (Epinomís)book of the Bible
Arabic سِفْر التَثْنِيَة, سِفْر تَثْنِيَةِ الاِشْتِرَاع
- سِفْر التَثْنِيَة (sifr at-taṯniya)book of the Bible
- سِفْر تَثْنِيَةِ الاِشْتِرَاع (sifr taṯniyati l-ištirāʕ)book of the Bible
Basque Deuteronomioa
- Deuteronomioabook of the Bible
Bulgarian Второзако́ние
- Второзако́ние (Vtorozakónie)book of the Bible
Catalan Deuteronomi
- Deuteronomibook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 申命記 /申命记, 申命紀 /申命纪
- 申命記 /申命记 (san¹ ming⁶ gei³)book of the Bible
- 申命紀 /申命纪 (san¹ ming⁶ gei²)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 申命記 /申命记, 申命紀 /申命纪
- 申命記 /申命记 (Shēnmìngjì)book of the Bible
- 申命紀 /申命纪 (Shēnmìngjì)book of the Bible
Czech Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Danish Femte Mosebog
- Femte Mosebogbook of the Bible
Dutch Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Esperanto Readmono
- Readmonobook of the Bible
Estonian 5. Moosese raamat
- 5. Moosese raamatbook of the Bible
Finnish 5. Mooseksen kirja
- 5. Mooseksen kirjabook of the Bible
French Deutéronome
- Deutéronomebook of the Bible
German Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Greek Δευτερονόμιο
- Δευτερονόμιο (Defteronómio)book of the Bible
Hawaiian Kānāwai Lua
- Kānāwai Luabook of the Bible
Hebrew דְּבָרִים, מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה
- דְּבָרִים (Dvarim)book of the Bible
- מִשְׁנֵה תוֹרָה (mishné torá)book of the Bible
Hungarian Mózes ötödik könyve
- Mózes ötödik könyvebook of the Bible
Icelandic Fimmta Mósebók
- Fimmta Mósebókbook of the Bible
Indonesian Kitab Ulangan, Ulangan
- Kitab Ulanganbook of the Bible
- Ulanganbook of the Bible
Irish Leabhar Dheotranaimí, Deotranaimí
- Leabhar Dheotranaimíbook of the Bible
- Deotranaimíbook of the Bible
Italian Deuteronomio
- Deuteronomiobook of the Bible
Japanese 申命記
- 申命記 (shinmeiki)book of the Bible
Korean 신명기
- 신명기 (sinmyeonggi)book of the Bible
Latin Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Latvian Piektā Mozus grāmata, Atkārtotā likumu grāmata
- Piektā Mozus grāmatabook of the Bible
- Atkārtotā likumu grāmatabook of the Bible
Lithuanian Pakartoto Įstatymo knyga
- Pakartoto Įstatymo knygabook of the Bible
Malay Ulangan
- Ulanganbook of the Bible
Māori Tiuteronomi
- Tiuteronomibook of the Bible
Norwegian Femte Mosebok
- Femte Mosebokbook of the Bible
Persian تثنییه
- تثنییهbook of the Bible
Polish Deuteronomium, Księga Powtórzonego Prawa
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
- Księga Powtórzonego Prawabook of the Bible
Portuguese Deuteronômio, Deuteronómio
- Deuteronômiobook of the Bible
- Deuteronómiobook of the Bible
Romanian Deuteronomul
- Deuteronomulbook of the Bible
Russian Второзако́ние
- Второзако́ние (Vtorozakónije)book of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic Deuteronomi
- Deuteronomibook of the Bible
Slovak Deuteronómium
- Deuteronómiumbook of the Bible
Spanish Deuteronomio
- Deuteronomiobook of the Bible
Swahili Kumbukumbu la Sheria
- Kumbukumbu la Sheriabook of the Bible
Swedish Femte Moseboken
- Femte Mosebokenbook of the Bible
Tagalog Kaduhambatas, Deuteronomio
- Kaduhambatasbook of the Bible
- Deuteronomiobook of the Bible
Tamil இணைச் சட்டம்
- இணைச் சட்டம் (iṇaic caṭṭam)book of the Bible
Thai พระราชบัญญัติ
- พระราชบัญญัติ (prá-râat-chá-ban-yàt)book of the Bible
Turkish Yasanin Tekrari
- Yasanin Tekraribook of the Bible
Ukrainian Повторення Закону, Второзаконня
- Повторення Закону (povtórennja zakónu)book of the Bible
- Второзаконня (vtorozakónnja)book of the Bible
Urdu اِسْتِثْناء, اِسْتِثْنا
- اِسْتِثْناء (istis̱nā')book of the Bible
- اِسْتِثْنا (istis̱nā)book of the Bible
- کِتابِ اِسْتِثْناء (kitāb-e istis̱nā')book of the Bible
Vietnamese Phục truyền luật lệ ký, Đệ Nhị Luật
- Phục truyền luật lệ kýbook of the Bible
- Đệ Nhị Luậtbook of the Bible
Welsh Deuteronomium
- Deuteronomiumbook of the Bible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Deuteronomy
Cite this entry
Deuteronomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deuteronomy
“Deuteronomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deuteronomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Deuteronomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Deuteronomy.
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