Tanach

Pronunciations

Tanach

(tah-NACH)

Definitions

• n. The entire Jewish bible including the Torah, Prophets, Writings. ['tanakh' is an acronym of the names of the three sections of the bible: torah, nevi'im and kethuvim.]
  

Example Sentences

• "I brought my siddur and my Tanakh."
  

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew

Etymology

• תנ"ך, acronym: תורה נביאים וכתובים 'Torah, Prophets, Writings'
  

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).
• The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Alternative Spellings

Tanach, Tanakh, TaNaKh, Tenack