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The word comes from "chamesh (masc.)/ chamisha (fem.)", the Hebrew word for "five", because of the Five Books of Moses that comprise the Torah . The word chumash generally only refers to "book" bound editions of the Pentateuch, whereas the "scroll" form is called a Sefer Torah . A more common use for the word, in modern Jewish parlance, is for an arrangement of the Torah, separated by parsha , and containing, in addition to the text of each parsha, the text for each parsha from the Targum of Onkelos , as well as commentaries and interpretations from various sources, along with the haftarah for each parsha.1
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Chumash ( , ; also Humash ) is one of the Hebrew names for the Five Books of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch or Torah .The word comes from the Hebrew word for five, chamesh .A more formal term is Chamishah Chumshei Torah , "five fifths of the Law".
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The Hebrew term Chumash (also Ḥumash ; , or or Yiddish : ) is a term for Torah in printed form as opposed to the Torah scroll .The word comes from the Hebrew word for five, ḥamesh (חמש).A more formal term is Ḥamishah Ḥumshei Torah , "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.
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Torah in printed form "Ḥummaš" redirects here.Chumash (also Ḥumash ; , or or Yiddish : ; plural Ḥumashim ) is a Torah in printed form (i.e. codex ) as opposed to a Sefer Torah , which is a scroll . The word comes from the Hebrew word for five, ḥamesh ( ). A more formal term is Ḥamishah Ḥumshei Torah , "five fifths of Torah". It is also known by the Latinised Greek term Pentateuch in common printed editions.
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Printed Torah in the form of a codex Chumash from Basel , 1943, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland ’s collection. Chumash (also Ḥumash ; , or or Yiddish : ; plural Ḥumashim ) is a Torah in printed and book bound form (i.e. codex ) as opposed to a Sefer Torah , which is a scroll . The word comes from the Hebrew word for five, ḥamesh ( חמש ). A more formal term is Ḥamishah Ḥumshei Torah , "five fifths of Torah". It is also known by the Latinised Greek term Pentateuch in common printed editions.
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Printed Torah in the form of a codex Chumash from Basel , 1943, in the Jewish Museum of Switzerland ’s collection. Chumash (also Ḥumash ; Hebrew : חומש , pronounced [χuˈmaʃ] or pronounced [ħuˈmaʃ] or Yiddish : pronounced [ˈχʊməʃ] ; plural Ḥumashim ) is a copy of the Torah (the Five Books of Moses that begin the Hebrew bible), printed and bound in the form of a book (i.e. a codex ) for convenience when studying.In comparison, a Torah scroll is handwritten, with rigorous production standards, on a special type of parchment and sewn together as a single scroll for use in the synagogue .The word 'Chumash' comes from the Hebrew word for five, ḥamesh ( חמש ). A more formal term is Ḥamishah Ḥumshei Torah , "five fifths of Torah". It is also known by the Latinised Greek term Pentateuch in common printed editions.
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one name given to the pentateuch in judaism
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copy of the torah
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