Ketuvim

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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

Ketuvim

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כתובים (k'tuvím/ketuvím).

Related words

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