Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The Torah, or a bound book used in synagogue containing its text.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• חומש
  

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand
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Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow

Alternative Spellings

khumesh, humash