Hex|a|teuch

Hex|a|teuch
Hex|a|teuch «HEHK suh took, -tyook», noun.
the first six books of the Old Testament, consisting of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua.
[< German Hexateuch < Greek hexa- (< héx six) + teûchos book, instrument; patterned on Pentateuch]

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  • Hexateuch — Hex•a•teuch [[t]ˈhɛk səˌtuk, ˌtyuk[/t]] n. bib jud the first six books of the Old Testament • Etymology: 1875–80; hexa + (Penta) teuch Hex′a•teuch al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • Hexateuch — Hex a*teuch , n. [Hexa + ? a tool, a book.] The first six books of the Old Testament. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hexateuch — He|xa|teuch 〈m.; s; unz.; Theol.〉 die ersten sechs Bücher des AT, 1. bis 5. Buch Mose u. Buch Josua [<grch. hex „sechs“ + teuchos „Rüstzeug, Buch“] * * * He|xa|teuch, der; [s] [zu griech. teũchos = Buch] (christl., bes. kath. Rel.): das Buch… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • hexateuchal — |heksə|tükəl, sə.|tyü adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Hexateuch the first 6 books of the Bible (from hexa + teuch, as in Pentateuch the first 5 books of the Bible) + English al more at pentateuchal : of or relating to the first… …   Useful english dictionary

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