Related Terms • Torah

Definition:
The Tanakh is a relatively modern designation for the Jewish scriptures. It stands for Torah (T), Nevi'im (N) and Ketuvim (K). The Tanakh contains:

• Five Books of Moses (Chumashe Torah)
• Prophets (Nevi'im)
• Writings (Ketuvim)

The Five Books of Moses, or the Torah are:

• Genesis (Beresheet),
• Exodus (Shemot),
• Leviticus (Vayikra),
• Numbers (Ba-Midbar)
• Deuteronomy (Devarim)

Prophets (Nevi'im) consists of writings which are believed to be direct prophecies or recordings of what God said to the prophets. They are (in order):

• Joshua
• Judges
• First Samuel
• Second Samuel
• First Kings
• Second Kings
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Ezekiel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

Writings (Ketuvim) consists of books believed to have been written by people with the guidance of God. They are:

• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Job
• Song of Songs (Song of Solomon)
• Ruth
• Lamentations
• Ecclesiastes
• Esther
• Daniel
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• First Chronicles
• Second Chronicles

According to Christian and Jewish tradition, Moses wrote the entire five books and received the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. Prophets (Nevi'im) consists of writings which are believed to be direct prophecies or recordings of what God said to the prophets. Writings (Ketuvim) consists of books believed to have been written by prophets with the guidance of God.

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