Pen|ta|teuch|al

Pen|ta|teuch|al
Pen|ta|teuch|al «PEHN tuh TOO kuhl, -TYOO-», adjective.
of or having to do with the Pentateuch: »

I have long regretted that I…used the Pentateuchal term of “creation” (Charles Darwin).


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  • Pen|ta|teuch — «PEHN tuh took, tyook», noun. the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy: »He dons the traditional black and white prayer shawl and straps phylacteries (small leather cases containing texts… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pentateuch — Pen|ta|teuch 〈m.; s; unz.〉 die fünf Bücher Mose im AT [zu grch. pentateuchos „aus fünf Büchern bestehend“] * * * Pen|ta|teuch, der; [s] [kirchenlat. pentateuchus < griech. pentáteuchos = Fünfrollenbuch, zu: teuchos = Buch] (christl. Rel.): die …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Pentateuch — Pen•ta•teuch [[t]ˈpɛn təˌtuk, ˌtyuk[/t]] n. jud the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy Compare Hagiographa Prophets • Etymology: < LL Pentateuchus < LGk pentáteuchos= Gk penta penta… …   From formal English to slang

  • Pentateuch — Pen|ta|teuch 〈m.; Gen.: s; Pl.: unz.〉 die fünf Bücher Mosis im AT [Etym.: <grch. pentateuchos »aus fünf Büchern bestehend«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Pentateuch — Pen|ta|teuch, the the Christian name for the first five books of the ↑Old Testament of the Bible, which people believe were written by Moses, and which Jewish people call the Torah …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pentateuch — Pen|ta|teuch der; s <aus gleichbed. lat. pentateuchus, dies aus gr. pentáteuchos »Fünfrollenbuch«> die fünf Bücher Mose im Alten Testament …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Pentateuch — Pen|ta|teuch, der; [s] (die fünf Bücher Mose im A.T.) …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Book of the Law of Moses — Pentateuch Pen ta*teuch, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and {Text}.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Law of Moses — Pentateuch Pen ta*teuch, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and {Text}.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; called… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pentateuch — Pen ta*teuch, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta }) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and {Text}.] The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; called also the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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