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Definition Pentateuch in American English

Pentateuch noun

noun
1

the first five books of the Old Testament, from a Greek word meaning "five vessels or scrolls"

Example

The first five books of the Bible are referred to as the Pentateuch.

Definition Pentateuch in American English