Tanakh

Tanakh (also spelt Tanach or Tenach) is an acronym that identifies the Hebrew Bible. The acronym is based on the initial Hebrew letters of each of the text's three parts:

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• Torah meaning one or all of: "The Law"; "Teaching"; "Instruction". Also called the Chumash meaning: "The five"; "The five books of Moses". It is the "Pentateuch".
• Nevi'im meaning: "Prophets"
• Ketuvim meaning "Writings" or "Hagiographa".

The Tanakh is also called , Mikra or Miqra.

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