Tanakh

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.

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[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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Noun

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Tanakh - the Jewish scriptures which consist of three divisions--the Torah and the Prophets and the Writings Hebrew Scripture, Tanach 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