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תנ״ך • Tanakh — ספרי התורה, הנביאים, הכתובים

Hebrew Bible: Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), Ketuvim (Writings)

תּוֹרָה Torah
תּוֹרָה • Torah (Law)
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
בְּרֵאשִׁית In the Beginning B'reishit Genesis 30+
שְׁמוֹת Names Sh'mot Exodus 15+
וַיִּקְרָא And He Called Vayikra Leviticus 5+
בְּמִדְבַּר In the Wilderness B'midbar Numbers 10+
דְּבָרִים Words D'varim Deuteronomy 5+
נְבִיאִים Nevi'im (Prophets)
נְבִיאִים רִאשׁוֹנִים • Former Prophets
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
יְהוֹשֻׁעַ Yahweh is Salvation Yehoshua Joshua 8+
שֹׁפְטִים Judges Shoftim Judges 20+
שְׁמוּאֵל Name of God Sh'muel 1-2 Samuel 25+
מְלָכִים Kings M'lakhim 1-2 Kings 30+
נְבִיאִים אַחֲרוֹנִים • Latter Prophets
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yahweh is Salvation Yeshayahu Isaiah 10+
יִרְמְיָהוּ Yahweh will Uplift Yirmiyahu Jeremiah 8+
יְחֶזְקֵאל God will Strengthen Yechezkel Ezekiel 5+
הוֹשֵׁעַ Salvation Hoshea Hosea 3+
יוֹאֵל Yahweh is God Yoel Joel 2+
עָמוֹס Burden Bearer Amos Amos 2+
עֹבַדְיָה Servant of Yahweh Ovadyah Obadiah 1+
יוֹנָה Dove Yonah Jonah 3+
מִיכָה Who is like Yahweh? Mikhah Micah 2+
נַחוּם Comfort Nachum Nahum 1+
חֲבַקּוּק Embrace Chavakkuk Habakkuk 1+
צְפַנְיָה Yahweh has Hidden Tzefanyah Zephaniah 1+
חַגַּי Festive Chaggai Haggai 2+
זְכַרְיָה Yahweh Remembers Zekharyah Zechariah 3+
מַלְאָכִי My Messenger Malakhi Malachi 1+
כְּתוּבִים Ketuvim (Writings)
חָמֵשׁ מְגִלּוֹת • Five Scrolls (Megillot)
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים Song of Songs Shir HaShirim Song of Songs 5+
רוּת Companion Rut Ruth 5+
אֵיכָה How?! Eikhah Lamentations 2+
קֹהֶלֶת Assembler Kohelet Ecclesiastes 3+
אֶסְתֵּר Esther (Star) Ester Esther 10+
סִפְרוּת חָכְמָה • Wisdom Literature
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
תְּהִלִּים Praises T'hillim Psalms 10+
מִשְׁלֵי Proverbs Mishlei Proverbs 5+
אִיּוֹב Persecuted Iyov Job 8+
כְּתוּבִים אֲחֵרִים • Other Writings
Hebrew Name Literal Meaning Transliteration English Name Character Count
דָּנִיֵּאל God is My Judge Daniel Daniel 10+
עֶזְרָא Help Ezra Ezra 5+
נְחֶמְיָה Comfort of Yahweh Nechemyah Nehemiah 3+
דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים Words of the Days Divrei Hayamim 1-2 Chronicles 15+

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