Hagiographa

Pronunciations

Hagiographa (ha-gee-OH-gruh-fuh) listen

Definitions

  • n. The formal English name for Kethuvim; the third and final section of the TANAKH.

Example Sentences

  • "The Hagiographa contains the Psalms, Proverbs, and many more important texts."

Languages of Origin

  • English

Who Uses This

  • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
  • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

  • North America
  • Great Britain

Dictionaries

  • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
  • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Notes

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