Chumash (Judaism)

The Hebrew term Chumash (also Ḥumash, ) is a term for Torah in printed form, unlike the Torah scroll.

The word comes from the Hebrew word for five,  (). 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
 Chumash on Judaism 101
 Chumash (5 Books Of Moses)  on Judaism.com
 Torah Summary & Analysis

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