Nevi’im

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Pronunciations

Nevi'im (nih-vee-EEM) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The second of the three books that comprise the TANAKH.

Example Sentences

  • "Some groups like the karaites reject the authority of the Talmud and only accept the books of Moses. My question is, where do the Nevi'im and Ketuvim fit in this situation ?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • נְבִיאִים 'lit. prophets'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America

      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).

      Alternative Spellings

      Neviim

Notes

  • "These 21 sections trace Jewish history from the time of Moses’ death until the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the exile of the Jews to Babylonia. They contain detailed history and commentary on ancient Jewish civilizations. Nevi’im also has lengthy writings about monotheism, evil, and the wages of sin, much of which are written in a poetic form. The weekly haftarah readings are taken from the various books in Nevi’im." (JPS)

    The English name is Prophets.

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