Ten Commandments

== English == === Alternative forms === ten commandments === Etymology === Calque of Biblical Hebrew עֲשֶׂרֶת הַדְּבָרִים ('aséret had'varím, “the ten items”), from Exodus 34:28, Deuteronomy 4:13 and Deuteronomy 10:4. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === the Ten Commandments pl (biblical) A particular list of religious and moral imperatives which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible or the Hebrew Bible, were twice given or dictated by God to Moses on Mount Sinai and inscribed on two stone tablets. (slang, dated) The ten fingernails, used by women when fighting. ==== Synonyms ==== Decalogue ==== Coordinate terms ==== Five Pillars ==== Derived terms ==== 11th commandment ethical Ten Commandments ritual Ten Commandments ==== Translations ==== === See also === Nine Commandments (“Ennealogue”) mortal sin