Tanakh

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Tanakh

/tɑˈnɑx/
/tɑˈnɑk/
/tə-/
/tæˈnæx/ UK, also
/tæˈnæk/ UK, also
/tə-/ UK, also

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Borrowed from Hebrew תנ״ך (TaNaKh). Acronym of Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim.

proper noun the Tanakh · Tanach

Judaism The body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings); corresponding to the Christian Old Testament (or roughly so, depending on the denomination). Meronyms: Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim
Similar: Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Bible

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name body of Jewish scripture

Español	Tanaj
한국어	타나크 tanakeu
日本語	タナハ tanaha
中文	塔納赫 /塔纳赫 Tǎnàhè, 泰納克 /泰纳克 Tàinàkè
हिन्दी	तनाख़ tanāx
Português	Tanakh, Tanach, Tanaque
Français	Tanakh
Deutsch	Tanach
Ελληνικά	Τανάκ Tanák
Русский	Тана́х Tanáx
العربية	تَنَاخ tanāḵ
עברית	תָּנָ״ךְ tanákh, מִקְרָא miqrá

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@misc{tanakh_2026,
  title = {Tanakh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tanakh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}