Tanakh

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Hebrew Bible canonical scripture collection religious text

The Tanakh is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures that forms the foundational religious text of Judaism, encompassing the Torah (Law), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings).

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Hebrew Bible	293
HebrewBible	3
Jewish Tanakh	3
Hebrew Bible canon	2
Hebrew Scriptures	1
Torah–Nevi'im–Ketuvim	1
the Hebrew Bible	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Hebrew Bible ⓘ canonical scripture collection ⓘ religious text ⓘ
abbreviationOrigin	initial letters of Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim ⓘ
alternativeName	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible Golus ⓘ surface form: Mikra
basisFor	Halakha ⓘ Talmudic interpretation ⓘ
centralTextFor	Judaism ⓘ
compiledIn	Ancient Israel ⓘ surface form: ancient Israel
contains	Book of Daniel ⓘ Book of Deuteronomy ⓘ Book of Exodus ⓘ Book of Ezekiel ⓘ Book of Genesis ⓘ Book of Isaiah ⓘ Book of Jeremiah ⓘ Book of Job ⓘ Book of Leviticus ⓘ Book of Numbers ⓘ Book of Proverbs ⓘ Psalms ⓘ surface form: Book of Psalms
containsGenre	historical narrative ⓘ law ⓘ poetry ⓘ prophecy ⓘ wisdom literature ⓘ
hasCanonicalStatus	yes ⓘ
hasPart	Ketuvim ⓘ Neviim ⓘ surface form: Nevi'im Torah ⓘ
influenced	Septuagint ⓘ surface form: Christian Old Testament Jewish law ⓘ Jewish theology ⓘ Western literature ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
partOf	Jewish canon ⓘ
primaryUse	legal interpretation ⓘ liturgical reading ⓘ religious study ⓘ
religion	Judaism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Karaite Jews ⓘ surface form: Karaite Judaism Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ
sacredLanguageStatus	yes ⓘ
scriptureType	Jewish scripture ⓘ
structurePrinciple	Tanakh self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Torah–Nevi'im–Ketuvim
usedIn	Jewish education ⓘ rabbinic exegesis ⓘ synagogue services ⓘ
writingSystem	Hebrew alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (335)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masorah → concerns → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Masorah → concerns → Tanakh ⓘ

Babylonian exile → describedBySource → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Ark of the Covenant → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Assyrian conquest of the Kingdom of Israel → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Boaz → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

pillars Boaz and Jachin → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

subject surface form: Boaz and Jachin

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Gibeah → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Holy of Holies → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Hoshea → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Ishmael → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Jebusites → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

King Saul → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Mattaniah → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Menorah → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Mount Moriah → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Parting of the Sea of Reeds → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Plains of Moab → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Seth → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Suffering servant → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

subject surface form: Suffering Servant

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Suffering of Zion → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

ten plagues of Egypt → describedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

subject surface form: Ten Plagues of Egypt

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Eastern Orthodox canon → differsFrom → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jewish Tanakh

royal court of Judah → documentedIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Department of Biblical Studies → fieldOfWork → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Midrash → focusesOn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Midrash → focusesOn → Tanakh ⓘ

Song of Moses → foundIn → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Ancient Israel → foundationalScriptureFor → Tanakh ⓘ

David → hasBiblicalAssociation → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Rabbinic Judaism → hasCoreText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Hebrew name Rivqah → hasOrigin → Tanakh ⓘ

subject surface form: Rivqah

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Jews → hasReligiousText → Tanakh ⓘ

Twelve Tribes of Israel → hasReligiousTextSource → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Judaism → hasSacredText → Tanakh ⓘ

Judaism → hasSacredText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

King Davidic dynasty → hasSacredText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

King Davidic dynasty → hasSacredText → Tanakh ⓘ

Final Judgment → hasSource → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Shivat Tzion → hasSourceText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Septuagint → hasSubject → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Scriptures

Josiah → holyBookMention → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

On the Spirit of Hebrew Poetry → influencedBy → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Philo of Alexandria → influencedBy → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" → inspiredBy → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Servant Songs → locatedInCanon → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Binding of Isaac → locatedInScripture → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Book of Isaiah 56:5 → locatedInText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible

Holy Place → locationInText → Tanakh ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hebrew Bible