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Ta⋅nach

[tah-nahkh]
–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 Heb TNK, for Tōrāh law + Nəbhī'īm prophets + Kəthūbhīm (other) writings
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Ta·nach   (tä-näKH')   
n.  Variant of Tanakh.
Ta·nakh or Ta·nach   (tä-näKH')   
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(ədî'îm), k(ətûbôt).]
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