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单词 Pentateuch
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Definition of Pentateuch in English:

Pentateuch

proper nounˈpɛntətjuːkˈpɛn(t)əˌt(j)uk
  • The first five books of the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Traditionally ascribed to Moses, it is now held by scholars to be a compilation from texts of the 9th to 5th centuries BC.

    Jewish name Torah

Origin

Via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek pentateukhos, from penta- 'five' + teukhos 'implement, book'.

 
 

Definition of Pentateuch in US English:

Pentateuch

proper nounˈpen(t)əˌt(y)o͞okˈpɛn(t)əˌt(j)uk
  • The first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Traditionally ascribed to Moses, it is now held by scholars to be a compilation from texts of the 9th to 5th centuries BC.

    Jewish name Torah

Origin

Via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek pentateukhos, from penta- ‘five’ + teukhos ‘implement, book’.

 
 
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