Writings

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Example Sentences

  • "Just adding on - while the Books of Prophets and Books of Writings are part of the Written Torah (they were canonized during the time of the rabbis during the second Temple) , they do NOT contain any new laws." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • English

Etymology

  • English translation of Hebrew כְּתוּבִים (see Kethuvim)‎

      • 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

      Book of Writings

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