Chumash
/ˈxʊməʃ/
Chumash proper noun: any book of the Pentateuch.
Proper noun (1)
Chumash (plural Chumashim or Chumashes)
- Any book of the Pentateuch.
- The Pentateuch collectively.
Noun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/
Chumash (plural Chumashes or Chumash)
- A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.
Proper noun (2)
IPA/ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/
Chumash
- The colonial given language name of this tribe.
Forms of Chumash
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Chumashim |
| plural | Chumashes |
| Noun | |
| plural | Chumashes |
| plural | Chumash |
Origin of Chumash
From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).
From Ineseño čʰumaš (“the Santa Barbara Channel Island people”).
Words that rhyme with Chumash
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- hash
- mash
- rash
- plash
- thrash
- cache
- gash
- gnash
- goulash
- pash
- rehash
- sash
- stash
- bash
- bedash
- brash
- fash
- ganache
- overlash
- potash
- slapdash
- abash
- backslash
- backsplash
- calash
- gatecrash
- Kash
- midrash
- mishmash
- panache
- shamash
- shash
- stramash
- taplash
- apache
- bardash
- berdache
- encash
- haberdash
- heat rash
- keysmash
- Lagash
- Malagash
- Miminegash
- newsflash
- outflash
- overrash
- pearlash
Questions about Chumash
- What does Chumash mean?
- Chumash means any book of the Pentateuch.
- What part of speech is Chumash?
- Chumash can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Chumash?
- Chumash is pronounced /ˈxʊməʃ/.
Words near Chumash in the dictionary
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