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The Hebrew name for the Jewish Bible is the "Tanakh".
The word Tanakh comes from the acronym T-N-K which is derived from the names of the portions of the Hebrew Bible:
Torah (the Law), Neviim (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Writings). The following 24 books contain all of the same books as the Christian "Old Testament" but ordered and organized in a slightly different fashion.
| Nr | Hebrew | Transliterated | Meaning | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torah (Law) | ||||
| 1 | בּראשׁית | Bereshit | "In the Beginning" | Genesis |
| 2 | שׁמוֹת | Shemot | "Names" | Exodus |
| 3 | ויקרא | Vayikra | "And He Called" | Leviticus |
| 4 | בּמדבּר | B'midbar | "In the Wilderness" | Numbers |
| 5 | דברים | Devarim | "Words" | Deuteronomy |
| Early Neviim (Prophets) | ||||
| 6 | יהוֹשׁוּע | Y'hoshua | "G-d is Salvation" | Joshua |
| 7 | שׁוֹףּטים | Shof'tim | "Judges" | Judges |
| 8 | שׁמוּאל | Sh'mu'el | "Asked of G-d" | Samuel |
| 9 | מלכים | M'lakhim | "Kings" | 1 & 2 Kings |
| 10 | ישׁעיהוּ | Yeshayahu | "Salvation of Yah" | Isaiah |
| 11 | ירמיהוּ | Yirmeyahu | "Exaltation of Yah" | Jeremiah |
| 12 | יחזקאל | Yechezhk'el | "Strength of G-d" | Ezekiel |
| Latter Neviim (Prophets) | ||||
| 13 | תרי עשׁר הוֹשׁע יוֹאל עמוֹס עבדיה יוֹנה מיכה נקם הבקוּק צפניה חגי זכריה מלאכי |
----- Hoshea, Yo'el, Amos, Ovadyah, Yonah, Mikhah, Naqum, Havaquq, Tz'fanyah, Hagai, Z'kharyah, Mal'akhi |
----- "Safety", "The Lord is G-d", "Burdensome", "Servant of Yah", "Dove", "Who is like Yah", "Consolation", "Embrace", "Hidden of Yah", "Festal", "Memory of Yah", "My angel" |
Twelve Prophets- Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi |
| Ketuvim (Writings) | ||||
| 14 | תהלים | Tehillim | "Praises" | Psalms |
| 15 | משׁלי | Mishlei | "Proverbs" | Proverbs |
| 16 | איוֹב | Yov | "He that cries" | Job |
| 17 | שׁיר השׁירים | Shir HaShirim | "Song of Songs" | Song of Songs |
| 18 | רוּת | Rut | "Satisfied" | Ruth |
| 19 | איכה | Eikhah | "Lamentations" | Lamentations |
| 20 | קהלת | Kohelet | "One who assembles" | Ecclesiates |
| 21 | אסתר | Ester | "Secret" | Esther |
| 22 | דאניאל | Dani'el | "Judgment of G-d" | Daniel |
| 23 | עזרא/ נחמיה | Ezra- Nechemiah | "Help"- "Consolation" | Ezra- Nehemiah |
| 24 | דברי הימים | Divrei HaYamim | "Matter of the Days" | 1 & 2 Chronicles |