Ketuvim
Meanings
name
- A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew כתובים (k'tuvím/ketuvím).
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