Tanakh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings); corresponding to the Christian Old Testament (or roughly so, depending on the denomination).

Pronunciation

/tɑˈnɑx/ /tɑˈnɑk/ /tə-/ /tæˈnæx/ /tæˈnæk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Knabrupt-Tanakh.wav

Word forms

Tanakh the Tanakh Tanach

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew תנ״ך (TaNaKh). Acronym of Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim.

Derived words

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