Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentateuch

/ˈpɛntəˌtuk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: Pent-a-teuch
IPA: /ˈpɛntəˌtuk/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Torah.

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰos Ancient Greek τεῦχος (teûkhos) Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos) English Pentateuch From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɛntəˌtuk/
British English: /ˈpɛntəˌtjuːk/

Inflected Forms

the Pentateuch (canonical)

Derived Forms

pentateuchal

Synonyms

Torah

Questions

How do you pronounce pentateuch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛntəˌtuk/.
What does pentateuch mean?: Synonym of Torah.
Where does pentateuch come from?: PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) Ancient Greek πεντα- (penta-) Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéwgʰos Ancient Greek τεῦχος (teûkhos) Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos) English Pentateuch From Ancient Greek πεντάτευχος (pentáteukhos), from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “tool, scroll, book”).

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