Nakh (Bible acronym)
Nach Hebrew: נך (also Hebraicized Nakh) is an acronym for NeVi'im נביאים (Prophets) and כתובים (Writings); the latter is transliterated as Ktuvim or Ksuvim.[1] The word is derived from the ending letters of Hebrew: תנך (TaNach or TaNakh) - Torah, Nevi'im, Ksuvim/Ktuvim.[2]
TaNach (the Hebrew Bible) consists of "the Torah (the five books of Moses), Nevi’im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Scriptures)."[2] Together there are 24 components.
NeVi'im[edit]
The Nevi'im include 8 components, grouped as
- four (Nevi'im RiShoNim/Early Prophets)
- YeHoSHuA/Joshua
- ShofTim/Judges
- ShmuEl/Samuel[3]
- M'LaCHim or M'LaKhim/Kings)
- three (Nevi'im AchRoNim/Later Prophets)
- YeSHaYaHu/Isaiah
- YirMeYaHu/Jeremiah
- YeChezKel/Ezekiel
- Minor Prophets, of which there are twelve:
(HoShayA/Hosea, Yoel/Joel, Amos, O'Vad'ya, Yona/Jonah, MiCha, NaChum, HaBaKuk, Z'Phaniah, Ha'gai, Z'Chariah, Mal'a'chi)
The weekly HafTara readings are selected groups of verses from the NeVi'im.
K'SuVim[edit]
The K'SuVim (K'TuVim) include 11 components:
- TeHiLim (TeHillim) / Psalms
- Mishlei / Proverbs
- Iyov / Job
Five MeGiLos (MeGiLLot) / Scrolls
- Shir HaShiRim / Song of Songs -- which we read on Shmini Azereth
- Rus / Ruth -- which we read on Shavuoth
- EiChah (Eikhah) / Lamentations -- which we read on Tisha B'Av
- KoHeLes (QoHeLet) / Ecclesiastes -- which we read on
- Esther -- which we read twice (evening, morning) on Purim
and:
- Daniel
- Ezra (including NeChemia)
- Divrei HaYaMim (Chronicles, both I & II count as a single component)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Torah Spirituality - Archive of Commentary on "NaKh": Nevi'im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Holy Writings)".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Naomi Rosenfeld (December 8, 2016). "NaKh & Nosh: Bible Beyond the Torah".
- ↑ both Shmuel I/II, Aleph & B..
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