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Writings

Writings

7.9
The third main part of the Hebrew Bible containing books like Psalms and Proverbs
  • noun
  • /ˈraɪtɪŋz/
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  • Many scholars study the writings found in the Ketuvim to understand ancient Jewish thought.

Examples

  • In the writings attributed to Job, themes of suffering and faith are explored deeply.

  • So I read some of their their writings from back then, OK.

  • Well, there's, there's, there's Greek writings that mention his name.

  • JOHN ADAMS, On Private Revenge: No. III, in WRITINGS, supra note 309, at 12, 15-16.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Section: FEATURE ARTICLE ENGLISH TEACHER TESTIMONY OF THE VIOLENT WRITINGS OF HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH

    Academic text (2015)

  • EARLY ISLAMIC WRITINGS ON SOUND RECORDING

    Academic text (2018)

  • RESPONSE TO THE WRITINGS OF MARTIN HEIDEGGER

    Academic text (2005)

  • PANAMA IN HISTORICAL WRITINGS

    Academic text (1999)

  • AND THE PROBLEMS THAT CROPPED UP IN THE CRISIS WERE VERY MUCH A PART OF THE WRITINGS OF SATOSHI NAKAMOTO.

    Banking on Bitcoin (2016)

  • The writings of King Solomon include many profound insights on life and wisdom.

Synonyms

Ketuvim
vsWritings
  • Specialized
9.9

The third part of the Hebrew Bible that contains poems, wise sayings, and stories

is the same section but expressed with the traditional English title
Ketubim
vsWritings
9.9

The third section of the Hebrew Bible containing books like Psalms and Proverbs

is the same section but expressed with the traditional English title
Hagiographa
vsWritings
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of books in the Hebrew Bible like Psalms and Proverbs

is the same section but given in the ordinary English name

Surface Forms

writing singular
writings plural

Morphology

Writings = writing (semi-transparent) = write + ing + s

The plural '-s' is a standard, fully productive suffix on the noun 'writing', so the immediate-base relation is clear.

Etymology

Writings comes from an old English verb writan, which meant 'to scratch' or 'to write', and it is the same root as the common word write. So Writings simply means things that have been 'written' down, like books, poems, or documents.