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Tanakh

/tɑˈnɑx/UK/tæˈnæx/

Tanakh proper noun: the body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings); corresponding to the Christian Old Testament (or roughly so, depending on the denomination).

Proper noun

the Tanakh

  1. (Judaism) The body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings); corresponding to the Christian Old Testament (or roughly so, depending on the denomination).
    • Meronyms: Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim

Tanakh meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Tanakh in Hindi

body of Jewish scripture
तनाख़ tanāx

Tanakh in Tamil

body of Jewish scripture
எபிரேய வேதாகமம் epirēya vētākamam, எபிரேய விவிலியம் epirēya viviliyam, பழையேற்பாடு paḻaiyēṟpāṭu, தனாக் taṉāk

Tanakh in Urdu

body of Jewish scripture
تناخ tanāx

Tanakh in Bengali

body of Jewish scripture
তনাখ tonakh
More languagesFewer languages
Tanakh in Malayalam
തനാഖ് tanākhŭ
Tanakh in Arabic
تَنَاخ tanāḵ
Tanakh in Persian
تنخ tanax
Tanakh in Thai
ทานาคห์

Synonyms of Tanakh

Forms of Tanakh

alternative formTanach

Origin of Tanakh

Borrowed from Hebrew תנ״ך (TaNaKh). Acronym of Torah, Neviim and Ketuvim.

Words formed from Tanakh

Questions about Tanakh

What does Tanakh mean?
Tanakh means the body of Jewish scripture comprising the Torah, the Neviim (prophets) and the Ketuvim (writings); corresponding to the Christian Old Testament (or roughly so, depending on the denomination).
What is Tanakh in Hindi?
Tanakh in Hindi is तनाख़ (tanāx). See Tanakh meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Tanakh?
Tanakh is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tanakh?
Tanakh is pronounced /tɑˈnɑx/.

Words near Tanakh in the dictionary

  1. Tanaina
  2. Tanainas
  3. Tanais
  4. Tanaka
  5. Tanakas
  6. Tanakh
  7. Tanakhic
  8. Tanala
  9. tanalise
  10. tanalised
  11. tanalises

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Tanakh (page history and authors); തനാഖ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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