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Chumash
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English
Etymology 1
From en yi חומש khumesh, from en he חֻמָּשׁ khumásh, from he חֲמִישָּׁה khamishá five.
Pronunciation
en /ˈxʊməʃ/ /ˈhʊməʃ/ Ashkenazi
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chumash.wav Southern England
en /xuːˈmɑːʃ/
Proper noun
Chumashim es
en Judaism Any book of the Pentateuch.
en Q34990 The Pentateuch collectively.
Related terms
en Chamisha Chumshei Torah
Translations
one of the Five Books of Moses
Hebrew: he חוּמָשׁ khumásh
Ladino: lad Humash
Yiddish: yi חומש khumesh
the Five Books of Moses
Hebrew: he חוּמָשׁ khumásh, he חמישה חומשי תורה m-p
Ladino: lad Humash, lad Hamishá Humshei Torá
Spanish: es jumash
Yiddish: yi חומש khumesh
Etymology 2
From en inz čʰumaš the Santa Barbara Channel Island people.
Pronunciation
en /ˈt͡ʃumɑʃ/ /ˈt͡ʃumæʃ/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chumash (tribe).wav Southern England
en æʃ 2
en /ˈʃumɑʃ/ hyperforeign
Noun
+ *
A member of a particular Native American people of southern California.
Proper noun
The colonial given language name of this tribe.
See also
Chumash people
Further reading
Barbareño boi
Chumash chs
Cruzeño crz
Ineseño inz
Obispeño obi
Purisimeño puy
Ventureño veo
en heteronyms
en Languages Native American tribes Ethnonyms