Main Entry: Pen·ta·teuch

Pronunciation: \ˈpen-tə-ˌtük, -ˌtyük\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English Penteteuke, from Late Latin Pentateuchus, from Greek Pentateuchos, from penta- + teuchos tool, vessel, book, from teuchein to make — more at doughty

Date: 15th century

: the first five books of Jewish and Christian Scriptures