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Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible proper noun: the sacred texts of Judaism, consisting of the Law (Torah), the Prophets, and the Hagiographa.

Proper noun

the Hebrew Bible

  1. The sacred texts of Judaism, consisting of the Law (Torah), the Prophets, and the Hagiographa.
    • Without question, I think, the Qurʾān may be identified as a biblical apocryphon according to the terms defined by Junod: it is anonymous, it maintains a solid connection throughout to the writings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament (as well as other related writings), focusing often on persons...2021, Stephen J. Shoemaker, edited by Mette Bjerregaard Mortensen, Guillaume Dye, Isaac W. Oliver, and Tommaso Tesei, The Study of Islamic Origins, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, page 33
  2. The Old Testament.

Synonyms of Hebrew Bible

Questions about Hebrew Bible

What does Hebrew Bible mean?
Hebrew Bible means the sacred texts of Judaism, consisting of the Law (Torah), the Prophets, and the Hagiographa.
What part of speech is Hebrew Bible?
Hebrew Bible is a proper noun.

Words near Hebrew Bible in the dictionary

  1. Hebreans
  2. Hebreish
  3. hebrephrenic
  4. hebrephrenics
  5. Hebrew
  6. Hebrew Bible
  7. Hebrew calendar
  8. Hebrew character
  9. Hebrew characters
  10. Hebrew Scriptures
  11. Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures

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