Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Torah.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπέντε“five”
- Ancient Greekπεντάτευχος
- EnglishPentateuch
PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰos Ancient Greek τεῦχος (teûkhos) Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos) English Pentateuch From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Pentateug
- Pentateugfirst five books of the Bible
Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος
- πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos)first five books of the Bible
Arabic تَوْرَاة
- تَوْرَاة (tawrāh)first five books of the Bible
Bulgarian петокнижие
- петокнижие (petoknižie)first five books of the Bible
Catalan Pentateuc
- Pentateucfirst five books of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 摩西五經 /摩西五经, 梅瑟五書 /梅瑟五书
- 摩西五經 /摩西五经 (mo¹ sai¹ ng⁵ ging¹)first five books of the Bible
- 梅瑟五書 /梅瑟五书 (mui⁴ sat¹ ng⁵ syu¹)first five books of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 摩西五經 /摩西五经, 梅瑟五書 /梅瑟五书
- 摩西五經 /摩西五经 (Móxi wǔjīng)first five books of the Bible
- 梅瑟五書 /梅瑟五书 (Méisè wǔshū)first five books of the Bible
Danish Mosebøgerne
- Mosebøgernefirst five books of the Bible
Finnish pentateukki
- pentateukkifirst five books of the Bible
French Pentateuque
- Pentateuquefirst five books of the Bible
Greek Πεντάτευχος
- Πεντάτευχος (Pentátefchos)first five books of the Bible
Hebrew תּוֹרָה, חמישה חומשי תורה \ חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְּשֵׁי תּוֹרָה
- תּוֹרָה (toráh)first five books of the Bible
- חמישה חומשי תורה \ חֲמִשָּׁה חֻמְּשֵׁי תּוֹרָה (khamishá khum'shéi torá)first five books of the Bible
- תּוֹרַת מֹשֶׁה (torát moshé)first five books of the Bible
Indonesian Pentateukh, Taurat
- Pentateukhfirst five books of the Bible
- Tauratfirst five books of the Bible
Italian Pentateuco
- Pentateucofirst five books of the Bible
Latin Pentateuchus
- Pentateuchusfirst five books of the Bible
Lithuanian Penkiãknygė
- Penkiãknygėfirst five books of the Bible
Persian تورات
- توراتfirst five books of the Bible
Polish Pentateuch, Pięcioksiąg
- Pentateuchfirst five books of the Bible
- Pięcioksiągfirst five books of the Bible
Portuguese Pentateuco
- Pentateucofirst five books of the Bible
Romanian Pentateuh
- Pentateuhfirst five books of the Bible
Russian Пятикни́жие
- Пятикни́жие (Pjatiknížije)first five books of the Bible
Slovak Pentateuch, pentateuch
- Pentateuchfirst five books of the Bible
- pentateuchfirst five books of the Bible
Spanish Pentateuco
- Pentateucofirst five books of the Bible
Swedish pentateuken
- pentateukenfirst five books of the Bible
Tagalog Limaklat
- Limaklatfirst five books of the Bible
Ukrainian П'ятикнижжя
- П'ятикнижжя (Pʺjatyknyžžja)first five books of the Bible
Cite this entry
Pentateuch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentateuch
“Pentateuch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentateuch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pentateuch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pentateuch.
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