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