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Protestant Christians (as distinct from Greek Orthodox or Roman Catholics) recognize the following 66 books in their Bible. Included below are the English names of each book, the Hebrew name for each book, the transliterated Hebrew name, and the meaning of the Hebrew name of each book. "Transliterated" means the Hebrew is written in English letters in order to make the same sound. For example, Bereshit (pronounced bear-uh-SHEET) is the Hebrew name of Genesis and Yochanan (YO-khuh-nahn) is the Hebrew name of John.
| Nr | English | Hebrew | Transliterated | Meaning | Chapters | Verses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | ||||||
| 1 | Genesis | בּראשׁית | Bereshit | "In the beginning" | 50 | 1,533 |
| 2 | Exodus | שׁמוֹת | Shemot | "Names" | 40 | 1,213 |
| 3 | Leviticus | ויקרא | Vayikra | "And He called" | 27 | 859 |
| 4 | Numbers | בּמדבּר | B'midbar | "In the wilderness" | 36 | 1,288 |
| 5 | Deuteronomy | דברים | Devarim | "Words" | 34 | 959 |
| History | ||||||
| 6 | Joshua | יהוֹשׁוּע | Y'hoshua | "Salvation" | 24 | 658 |
| 7 | Judges | שׁוֹףּטים | Shof'tim | "Judges" | 21 | 318 |
| 8 | Ruth | רוּת | Rut | "Satisfied" | 4 | 85 |
| 9 | 1 Samuel | שׁמוּאל א | Sh'mu'el Alef | "Asked of G-d- One" | 31 | 810 |
| 10 | 2 Samuel | שׁמוּאל בּ | Sh'mu'el Bet | "Asked of G-d- Two" | 24 | 695 |
| 11 | 1 Kings | מלכים א | M'lakhim Alef | "Kings- One" | 22 | 816 |
| 12 | 2 Kings | מלכים בּ | M'lakhim Bet | "Kings- Two" | 25 | 719 |
| 13 | 1 Chronicles | דברי הימים א | Divrei HaYamim Alef | "Matter of the Days- One" | 29 | 942 |
| 14 | 2 Chronicles | דברי הימים בּ | Divrei HaYamim Bet | "Matter of the Days- Two" | 36 | 822 |
| 15 | Ezra | עזרא | Ezra | "Help" | 10 | 280 |
| 16 | Nehemiah | נחמיה | Nechemyah | "Consolation" | 13 | 406 |
| 17 | Esther | אסתר | Ester | "Secret" | 10 | 167 |
| Wisdom Literature | ||||||
| 18 | Job | איוֹב | Yov | "He that cries" | 42 | 1,070 |
| 19 | Psalms | תהלים | Tehillim | "Praises" | 150 | 2,461 |
| 20 | Proverbs | משׁלי | Mishlei | "Proverbs" | 31 | 915 |
| 21 | Ecclesiates | קהלת | Kohelet | "One who assembles" (as in an assembly of people) |
12 | 222 |
| 22 | Song of Songs | שׁיר השׁירים | Shir HaShirim | "Song of Songs" | 8 | 117 |
| Major Prophets | ||||||
| 23 | Isaiah | ישׁעיהוּ | Yeshayahu | "Salvation of Yah" | 66 | 1,292 |
| 24 | Jeremiah | ירמיהוּ | Yirmeyahu | "Exaltation of Yah" | 52 | 1,364 |
| 25 | Lamentations | איכה | Eikhah | "Lamentations" | 5 | 154 |
| 26 | Ezekiel | יחזקאל | Yechezhk'el | "Strength of G-d" | 48 | 1,273 |
| 27 | Daniel | דאניאל | Dani'el | "Judgment of G-d" | 12 | 357 |
| Minor Prophets | ||||||
| 28 | Hosea | הוֹשׁע | Hoshea | "Safety" | 14 | 197 |
| 29 | Joel | יוֹאל | Yo'el | "The Lord is G-d" | 3 | 73 |
| 30 | Amos | עמוֹס | Amos | "Burdensome" | 9 | 146 |
| 31 | Obadiah | עבדיה | Ovadyah | "Servant of Yah" | 1 | 21 |
| 32 | Jonah | יוֹנה | Yonah | "Dove" | 4 | 48 |
| 33 | Micah | מיכה | Mikhah | "Who is like Yah" | 7 | 105 |
| 34 | Nahum | נקם | Naqum | "Consolation" | 3 | 47 |
| 35 | Habakkuk | הבקוּק | Havaquq | "Embrace" | 3 | 56 |
| 36 | Zephaniah | צפניה | Tz'fanyah | "Hidden of Yah" | 3 | 53 |
| 37 | Haggai | חגי | Hagai | "Festal" | 2 | 38 |
| 38 | Zechariah | זכריה | Z'kharyah | "Memory of Yah" | 14 | 211 |
| 39 | Malachi | מלאכי | Mal'akhi | "My angel" | 4 | 55 |
| History | ||||||
| 40 | Matthew | Mattityahu | "Reward of Yah" | 28 | 1,071 | |
| 41 | Mark | 16 | 678 | |||
| 42 | Luke | 24 | 1,151 | |||
| 43 | John | Yochanan | "Mercy of G-d" | 21 | 879 | |
| 44 | Acts | 28 | 1,007 | |||
| Epistles | ||||||
| 45 | Romans | 16 | 433 | |||
| 46 | 1 Corinthians | 16 | 437 | |||
| 47 | 2 Corinthians | 13 | 257 | |||
| 48 | Galatians | 6 | 149 | |||
| 49 | Ephesians | 6 | 155 | |||
| 50 | Philippians | 4 | 104 | |||
| 51 | Colossians | 4 | 95 | |||
| 52 | 1 Thessalonians | 5 | 89 | |||
| 53 | 2 Thessalonians | 3 | 47 | |||
| 54 | 1 Timothy | 6 | 113 | |||
| 55 | 2 Timothy | 4 | 83 | |||
| 56 | Titus | 3 | 46 | |||
| 57 | Philemon | 1 | 25 | |||
| 58 | Hebrews | 13 | 303 | |||
| 59 | James | Ya'akov | "Catches the heel" | 5 | 108 | |
| 60 | 1 Peter | Kefa Alef | 5 | 105 | ||
| 61 | 2 Peter | Kefa Bet | 3 | 61 | ||
| 62 | 1 John | Yochanan Alef | 5 | 105 | ||
| 63 | 2 John | Yochanan Bet | 1 | 13 | ||
| 64 | 3 John | Yochanan Gimel | 1 | 14 | ||
| 65 | Jude | Y'hudah | "Yah's Praise" | 1 | 25 | |
| Prophecy | ||||||
| 66 | Revelation | 22 | 404 | |||