Tanakh

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/tɑˈnɑx//tɑˈnɑk//tə-/UK, also/tæˈnæx/

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).

“Meronyms: Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim”

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OriginHebrew תנ״ך →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Tanakh

alternative Tanach

  1. JudaismbiblicalThe 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

    Synonyms: Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, Bible

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe 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).

Similar
Hebrew BibleJewish BibleBible
Also see
biblehebrew biblehebrew scriptures

Origin

  1. Hebrewתנ״ך
  2. EnglishTanakh

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

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Translations

Arabic تَنَاخ
  • تَنَاخ (tanāḵ)body of Jewish scripture
Bengali তনাখ
  • তনাখ (tonakh)body of Jewish scripture
Bulgarian Танах
  • Танах (Tanah)body of Jewish scripture
Catalan Tanakh
  • Tanakhbody of Jewish scripture
Chinese Cantonese 塔納赫 /塔纳赫
  • 塔納赫 /塔纳赫 (taap³ naap⁶ haak¹)body of Jewish scripture
Chinese Mandarin 塔納赫 /塔纳赫, 泰納克 /泰纳克
  • 塔納赫 /塔纳赫 (Tǎnàhè)body of Jewish scripture
  • 泰納克 /泰纳克 (Tàinàkè)body of Jewish scripture
Dutch Tenach
  • Tenachbody of Jewish scripture
Esperanto Tanaĥo
  • Tanaĥobody of Jewish scripture
Finnish Tanak
  • Tanakbody of Jewish scripture
French Tanakh
  • Tanakhbody of Jewish scripture
German Tanach
  • Tanachbody of Jewish scripture
Greek Τανάκ
  • Τανάκ (Tanák)body of Jewish scripture
Hebrew תָּנָ״ךְ, מִקְרָא
  • תָּנָ״ךְ (tanákh)body of Jewish scripture
  • מִקְרָא (miqrá)body of Jewish scripture
Hindi तनाख़
  • तनाख़ (tanāx)body of Jewish scripture
Hungarian Tanakh
  • Tanakhbody of Jewish scripture
Japanese タナハ
  • タナハ (tanaha)body of Jewish scripture
Korean 타나크
  • 타나크 (tanakeu)body of Jewish scripture
Persian تنخ
  • تنخ (tanax)body of Jewish scripture
Polish Tanach
  • Tanachbody of Jewish scripture
Portuguese Tanakh, Tanach
  • Tanakhbody of Jewish scripture
  • Tanachbody of Jewish scripture
  • Tanaquebody of Jewish scripture
Russian Тана́х
  • Тана́х (Tanáx)body of Jewish scripture
Spanish Tanaj
  • Tanajbody of Jewish scripture
Swedish tanakh
  • tanakhbody of Jewish scripture
Tamil எபிரேய வேதாகமம், எபிரேய விவிலியம்
  • எபிரேய வேதாகமம் (epirēya vētākamam)body of Jewish scripture
  • எபிரேய விவிலியம் (epirēya viviliyam)body of Jewish scripture
  • பழையேற்பாடு (paḻaiyēṟpāṭu)body of Jewish scripture
  • தனாக் (taṉāk)body of Jewish scripture
Thai ทานาคห์
  • ทานาคห์body of Jewish scripture
Turkish Tanah
  • Tanahbody of Jewish scripture
Ukrainian Тана́х
  • Тана́х (Tanáx)body of Jewish scripture
Urdu تناخ
  • تناخ (tanāx)body of Jewish scripture
Yiddish תּנ״ך
  • תּנ״ך (tanakh)body of Jewish scripture

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Tanakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanakh

MLA

“Tanakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanakh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanakh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanakh.

Source: Tanakh on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.