Heptateuch
[ hep-tuh-took, -tyook ]
/ ˈhɛp təˌtuk, -ˌtyuk /
noun
the first seven books of the Old Testament.
Origin of Heptateuch
< Late Latin
Heptateuchos < Late Greek
Heptáteuchos the first seven books of the Old Testament, equivalent to Greek
hepta-
hepta- +
teûchos a book
Example sentences from the Web for heptateuch
Heptateuch, a name given to the first seven books of the Bible.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood
British Dictionary definitions for heptateuch
Heptateuch
/ (ˈhɛptəˌtjuːk) /
noun
the first seven books of the Old Testament
Word Origin for Heptateuch
C17: from Late Latin
Heptateuchos, from Greek
hepta- +
teukhos book