# Chumash

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈxʊməʃ/ · frequency rank #90,289

## Definitions
1. Any book of the Pentateuch.
2. The Pentateuch collectively.

## Etymology
From Yiddish חומש (khumesh), from Hebrew חֻמָּשׁ (khumásh), from חֲמִישָּׁה (khamishá, “five”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chumash