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Tanach
Ta·nach
/
tɑˈnɑx
/
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[
tah-
nah
kh
]
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noun
Hebrew.
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or
Neviim,
and the Hagiographa or
Ketuvim,
taken as a whole.
Origin:
vocalization of
Hebrew
TNK,
for
Tōrāh
law +
Nəbhī'īm
prophets +
Kəthūbhīm
(other) writings
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Tanach
(taˈnax)
—
n
the Hebrew Bible as used by Jews, divided into the Torah, Prophets, and Hagiographa
[from Hebrew, acronym formed from
torāh
(the Pentateuch),
nebi'im
(the prophets), and
ketūbim
(the Hagiographa)]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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