Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy
noun Etymology: Middle English Deutronomie, from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion, from deuter- + nomos law — more at nimble the fifth book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture containing narrative and Mosaic laws — see bible table

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  • DEUTERONOMY — (Heb. םירָבד רֶפס, Sefer Devarim, short for סֵפֶר וְאֵלֶה הַדּבָרִים, Sefer ve elleh ha devarim, The Book of These Are the Words ), the fifth book of the Pentateuch. The name Deuteronomy is derived from the Greek translation of מִשְׁנֶה הַתּוֹרָה …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Deuteronomy — (Greek deuteronomion , Δευτερονόμιον second law ) is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible and of the Old Testament. In form it is a set of three sermons delivered by Moses reviewing the previous forty years of wandering in the wilderness; its… …   Wikipedia

  • Deuteronomy — 1 Deuteronomy 2 Deuteronomy 3 Deuteronomy 4 Deuteronomy 5 Deuteronomy 6 Deuteronomy 7 Deuteronomy 8 Deuteronomy 9 Deuteronomy 10 Deuteronomy 11 …   The King James version of the Bible

  • Deuteronomy — • This term occurs in Deut., xvii, 18 and Jos., viii, 32, and is the title of one of the five books of the Pentateuch Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deuteronomy     Deuteronomy …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Deuteronomy — Deu ter*on o*my, n. [Gr. ?; ? second + ? law: cf. L. Deuteronomium.] (Bibl.) The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second giving of the law by Moses. || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deuteronomy — 5th book of the Pentateuch, late 14c., from L.L. Deuteronomium, from Gk. Deuteronomion, lit. second law, from deuteros second + nomos law (see NUMISMATICS (Cf. numismatics)). A mistranslation of Hebrew mishneh hattorah hazzoth a copy of this law… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Deuteronomy — [do͞ot΄ər än′ə mē, dyo͞ot΄ər än′ə mē] n. [LL(Ec) Deuteronomium < Gr Deuteronomion: see DEUTERO & NOMY] the fifth book of the Pentateuch in the Bible, in which the law of Moses is set down in full for the second time: abbrev. Deut or Dt …   English World dictionary

  • Deuteronomy — /dooh teuh ron euh mee, dyooh /, n. the fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing a second statement of the Mosaic law. Abbr.: Deut. [ < LL Deuteronomium < Gk Deuteronómion (see DEUTERO , NOMY); earlier Deutronome, ME Deutronomie < LL] * * * ▪… …   Universalium

  • Deuteronomy —    In all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth and sedarim. It is not easy to say when it was divided into five books. This was probably first done by the… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Deuteronomy — noun the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law • Syn: ↑Book of Deuteronomy • Instance Hypernyms: ↑book • Part Holonyms: ↑Torah, ↑Pentateuch, ↑Laws …   Useful english dictionary

  • DEUTERONOMY RABBAH — DEUTERONOMY RABBAH, aggadic Midrash on the Book of Deuteronomy. Name In medieval literature the work was also referred to as Haggadat Elleh Ha Devarim Rabbah and Devarim Rabbati, the designation Rabbah being used to distinguish it from… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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