תנ"ך
Tanakh
The usual Hebrew word for the Bible is תנ"ך", romanized Tanakh.
תנ"ך" is the everyday word Hebrew speakers use for the Bible, and it appears in phrases like Bible camp or Bible studies at school.
Meaning: Christian holy book (name)
What does it mean word for word?
Tanakh is an acronym of the three sections of the Hebrew Bible, the Torah or Law, the Nevi'im or Prophets and the Ketuvim or Writings.
Which one should you use?
In Hebrew, Tanakh means the Hebrew Bible specifically and does not include the New Testament. Another traditional name for the Hebrew Bible is Mikra, meaning reading or that which is read.
How does it change in a sentence?
Because it is an acronym, the word is written with a double quotation mark before its last letter.
How do you pronounce it?
Romanized it is Tanakh, with the kh sounding like the ch in the Scottish word loch.
When do people say it?
When an Israeli speaks of the Bible, they normally mean the Tanakh, which Christians call the Old Testament.
Did you know?
- The term תנ"ך" is so central to the culture that it is often used as a metaphor for any foundational or authoritative set of rules in a specific field.
- The order of the sections in תנ"ך" differs from the order of books in the English 'Old Testament', meaning the two Bibles end with different books.
- The double quotation mark used in תנ"ך" is called a 'gershayim' and signals to the reader that the word is an acronym rather than a standard word.
Examples in context
- הם הלכו לקייטנת תנ"ך.They went to Bible camp.לקייטנת means to a camp, and followed by תנ"ך" it gives Bible camp, showing how the word fits into everyday compounds.Tatoeba #4884839 by fekundulo, translation #4874339 by Amastan
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
