Where does “חומש” come from?
חומש (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew חומש, from Hebrew חמש, from Proto-Semitic ḫamš- — five.
חומש (Yiddish): A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to...
Definitions
- A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to...
Ancestry of “חומש”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | חומש | A Chumash; the Torah in book form, as opposed to... |
| 2 | Hebrew | חמש | feminine of חֲמִישָּׁה; five |
| 3 | Proto-Semitic | ḫamš- | five |