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| - | '''Jonah''' is the name given in the [[Hebrew Bible]] ([[Tanakh]]/[[Old Testament]]) to a prophet of the northern kingdom of Israel in about the 8th century BC, the central character in the [[Book of Jonah]] famous for being [[swallow]]ed by a fish. He is also mentioned in the [[Qur'an]] as a prophet of [[Islam]]. | + | The '''Tanakh''' is the body of [[Jewish]] scripture comprising the [[Torah]], the [[Neviim]] (prophets) and the [[Ketuvim]] (writings), corresponding roughly to the Christian [[Old Testament]]. |
| + | ==Overview== | ||
| + | It is the [[Biblical canon|canon]] of the [[Hebrew Bible]]. It is also known as the [[Masoretic Text]] or ''Miqra''. | ||
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| + | The name ''Tanakh'' is an [[Acronym and initialism|acronym]] of the first [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew letter]] of each of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: [[Torah]] ("Teaching", also known as the Five Books of Moses), [[Nevi'im]] ("Prophets") and [[Ketuvim]] ("Writings")—hence '''''T'''a'''N'''a'''Kh'''''. The name "''Miqra''" (מקרא), meaning "that which is read", is another Hebrew word for ''Tanakh''. The books of the Tanakh were relayed with an accompanying oral tradition passed on by each generation, called the [[Oral Torah]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[613 mitzvot]], formal list of Jewish 613 commandments | ||
| + | **[[Torah]] | ||
| + | * [[Bible]] | ||
| + | * [[Biblical canon]] | ||
| + | * [[Books of the Bible]] | ||
| + | **[[Biblical canon|Canons]] | ||
| + | **[[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] | ||
| + | **[[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] | ||
| + | **[[Judaism|Jewish]] | ||
| + | **[[Protestantism|Protestant]] | ||
| + | * [[Jewish English Bible translations]] | ||
| + | * [[JPS Tanakh]] | ||
| + | * [[List of burial places of biblical figures]] | ||
| + | * [[Mikraot Gedolot]] | ||
| + | * [[Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible]] | ||
| + | * [[Rabbinic literature]] | ||
| + | * [[Rashi]] | ||
| + | * [[Samaritan Pentateuch]] | ||
| + | * [[Septuagint]] | ||
| + | * [[Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture]] | ||
| + | * [[Tanakh at Qumran]] | ||
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The Tanakh is the body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings), corresponding roughly to the Christian Old Testament.
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Overview
It is the canon of the Hebrew Bible. It is also known as the Masoretic Text or Miqra.
The name Tanakh is an acronym of the first Hebrew letter of each of the Masoretic Text's three traditional subdivisions: Torah ("Teaching", also known as the Five Books of Moses), Nevi'im ("Prophets") and Ketuvim ("Writings")—hence TaNaKh. The name "Miqra" (מקרא), meaning "that which is read", is another Hebrew word for Tanakh. The books of the Tanakh were relayed with an accompanying oral tradition passed on by each generation, called the Oral Torah.
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See also
- 613 mitzvot, formal list of Jewish 613 commandments
- Bible
- Biblical canon
- Books of the Bible
- Jewish English Bible translations
- JPS Tanakh
- List of burial places of biblical figures
- Mikraot Gedolot
- Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible
- Rabbinic literature
- Rashi
- Samaritan Pentateuch
- Septuagint
- Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture
- Tanakh at Qumran
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