Where does “Chumash” come from?
Chumash derives from Hebrew חומש, from Hebrew חמש, from Proto-Semitic ḫamš-, meaning five.
Chumash (English): A member of a particular Native American tribe of...
Definitions
- A member of a particular Native American tribe of...
Ancestry of “Chumash”, step by step
Chumash traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish חומש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | חומש | A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to... |
| 2 | Hebrew | חומש | A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to... |
| 3 | Hebrew | חמש | feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה; five |
| 4 | Proto-Semitic | ḫamš- | five |
via English čʰumaš
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | čʰumaš | — |