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chumash

/ˈxʊməʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
chu-mash
IPA
/ˈxʊməʃ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Any book of the Pentateuch.

name

The Pentateuch collectively.

noun

A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.

name

The colonial given language name of this tribe.

Etymology

From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: חומש, חֻמָּשׁ, čʰumaš

Inflected Forms

Chumashim (plural) Chumashes (plural)

Phrases

Chamisha Chumshei Torah

Frequently Paired Words

Chamisha Chumshei Torah

Rhymes With

cash crash flash trash ash smash dash clash splash nash bash rash

Questions

How do you pronounce chumash?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈxʊməʃ/.
What does chumash mean?
Any book of the Pentateuch.
Where does chumash come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce chumash

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