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Hexateuch

Hexateuch proper noun: the first six books of the Old Testament in the Bible, corresponding to the first six books of the Hebrew Bible.

Proper noun

Hexateuch

  1. The first six books of the Old Testament in the Bible, corresponding to the first six books of the Hebrew Bible.

Origin of Hexateuch

Compare Pentateuch and see hexa- (“six”).

Questions about Hexateuch

What does Hexateuch mean?
Hexateuch means the first six books of the Old Testament in the Bible, corresponding to the first six books of the Hebrew Bible.
What part of speech is Hexateuch?
Hexateuch is a proper noun.

Words near Hexateuch in the dictionary

  1. hexatetracontane
  2. hexatetracontanoic
  3. hexatetracontanoic acid
  4. hexatetrahedra
  5. hexatetrahedron
  6. Hexateuch
  7. hexateuchal
  8. hexathelid
  9. hexathelids
  10. hexathiane
  11. hexathiol

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