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Meaning of Hexateuch in English:

Hexateuch

Pronunciation /ˈhɛksətjuːk/

noun

  • The first six books of the Bible (Genesis to Joshua) collectively.

    ‘According to von Rad, the Hexateuch grew out of liturgical recitations’
    • ‘It has hardly been possible to trace out and dissect the various constituents of the Hexateuch.’

Origin

Late 19th century from hexa- ‘six’ + Greek teukhos ‘book’.