Pentateuch

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Pronunciations

Pentateuch (PEN-tuh-took) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Another name for the Torah.

  • n. The actual book used in synagogue containing the Torah and its commentaries.

Example Sentences

  • "As a hellenized Jew, Philo is portraying Moses to a Gentile audience as the Lawgiver of the Jews, and seemingly an historical figure. Even if Philo doesn’t believe Moses authored the entire Pentateuch, he presents him as the giver of the laws therein." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology

  • ultimately from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος pentáteukhos 'lit. five scrolls'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

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