Deuteronomy
pronunciation
How to pronounce Deuteronomy in British English:
UK [ˌdju:təˈrɔnəmi]
How to pronounce Deuteronomy in American English:
US [ˌdutəˈrɑnəmi, ˌdju-]
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- Noun:
- the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic Law
Word Origin
- Deuteronomy (n.)
- 5th book of the Pentateuch, late 14c., from Late Latin Deuteronomium, from Greek Deuteronomion, literally "second law," from deuteros "second" (see deuterium) + nomos "law" (see numismatics). A mistranslation of Hebrew mishneh hattorah hazzoth "a copy of this law" [Deut. xvii:18]. The book is a repetition, with comments, of the Decalogue and most of the laws of Exodus. The title was translated literally into Old English as æfteræ, literally "after-law."
Example
- 1. In deuteronomy , he 's the city of our refuge .
- 2. Matthias , son of deuteronomy of gath ?
- 3. The book of deuteronomy suggested a debt amnesty every seven years , which survived into later jewish custom .
- 4. God says , " I am offering you life or death , blessing or curse . Choose life , then , so that you and your descendants may live " ( deuteronomy 30:19 ) .
- 5. Now old deuteronomy just before dawn .