Where does “חומש” come from?

חומש (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew חמש, from Proto-Semitic ḫamš- — five.

חומש (Hebrew): A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to...

Definitions

  1. A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to...

Ancestry of “חומש”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewחמשfeminine of חֲמִישָּׁה; five
2Proto-Semiticḫamš-five

Words derived from “חומש”

Every word from Proto-Semitic ḫamš- →Every word from Hebrew חמש →