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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tanak \Tanak\, Tanakh \Tanakh\, n. [From the initial (Hebrew)
letters of Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethubim.]
a term used among Jews for the Hebrew Bible; the Old
Testament. [Also spelled {Tanach}.]
Note: Although Christians use the term "Old Testament", this
term implies the superseding force of the "New
Testament", not recognized as revelation by the Jewish
faith.
[PJC]
The Hebrew Bible is divided into three parts: (1)
The {Torah}, "Law," or Pentateuch. (2) The
Prophets . . . (3) The Kethubim, or the
"Writings," generally termed {Hagiographa}. --C.
H. H. Wright.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]