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The Hebrew term Chumash (also Ḥumash, Hebrew: חומש) is a term for Torah in printed form, unlike the Torah scroll.
The word comes from the Hebrew word for five, ḥamesh (חמש). A more formal term is Ḥamishah Ḥumshei Torah, meaning "five fifths of Torah". It is a Hebrew name for the Five Books of Moses, also known by the Latinised Greek term Pentateuch in common printed editions. The five books are: Beraishis (Genesis), Shemot (Exodus), Vayikra (Leviticus), Bamidbar (Numbers), and Devarim (Deuteronomy).
Other websites
[change | change source]- Chumash on Judaism 101
- Chumash (5 Books Of Moses) Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine on Judaism.com
- Torah Summary & Analysis