Tanakh

noun

Ta·​nakh tä-ˈnäḵ 

variants or less commonly Tanach

: the Jewish Scriptures comprising the books of law, the prophets, and collected writings compare torah, nevi'im , ketuvim see Bible Table

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

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