PIE word
*pénkʷe

From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.təˌtjuːk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.təˌtuːk/, /ˈpɛn.təˌtʊk/
  • (pin–pen merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪn.təˌtuːk/

  Rhymes: -uːk

the Pentateuch

1. Synonym of Torah.

Borrowed from Latin Pentateuchus, from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛn.taːˌtœy̯x/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Pen‧ta‧teuch

Pentateuch m

1. Pentateuch (first five books of the Hebrew Bible)

   Synonym: Tora

• Afrikaans: Pentateug
• → Indonesian: Pentateukh

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos).

• IPA^(key): /pɛnˈta.tɛwx/
• Rhymes: -atɛwx
• Syllabification: Pen‧ta‧teuch

Pentateuch m inan

1. (Judaism) Pentateuch

   Synonyms: Pięcioksiąg, Tora

• Pentateuch in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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