Heptateuch

(hep′tə to̵̅o̅k′, -tyo̵̅o̅k′)

noun

the first seven books of the Bible

Origin: LL(Ec) Heptateuchos < Gr(Ec) < hepta, seven + teuchos, a tool, book: see Pentateuch

See Heptateuch in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Bible

The first seven books of the Old Testament.

Origin:

Origin: Greek heptateukhos, volume containing seven books

Origin: : hepta-, hepta-

Origin: + teukhos, case for papyrus rolls, book; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots

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