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Tanakh
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Ta·nakh or Ta·nach  (tä-nä)
n.
The sacred book of Judaism, consisting of the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings; the Hebrew Scriptures. See Table at Bible.

[Acronym from the initial letters of the Hebrew names for the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings : t(ôrâ), n(dî'îm), k(tûbôt).]
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Noun1.Tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the WritingsTanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings
Laws, Pentateuch, Torah - the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
Nebiim, Prophets - the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures


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