Hebrew Bible
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- noun
- /ˈhiːbruː ˈbaɪbəl/
- God does not speak again in the Hebrew Bible after He speaks to Job.
- the God of the Hebrew Bible
- looking at the Hebrew Bible
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Watch on YouTubeI think a lot of Gentiles in the ancient world found the Hebrew Bible a very strange text.
- I think a lot of Gentiles in the ancient world found the Hebrew Bible a very strange text.
- And even in the Hebrew Bible, there's a a moment where we get the first king of Israel, Saul.
- In the Old Testament, in the Hebrew Bible, God speaks with people.
- He reads the Hebrew Bible and says that is not a deity.
- Between Malachi in your Bible, cause in the Hebrew Bible, the the last book is not Malachi, but between Malachi and Matthew.
Examples
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The Hebrew Bible speaks of "wiping away," "covering," "removing," and "sending away" sins.
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The question of why the Nazirite has chosen his temporary way of life is never broached in the Hebrew Bible.
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In the Old Testament, in the Hebrew Bible, God speaks with people.
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It's a retelling of the Hebrew Bible story about God, the God of Israel.
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I found the idea of studying the Hebrew Bible with the descendants of the people who wrote it quite appealing.
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The Hebrew Bible presents us with "a religious community built upon the patriarchal family."
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There are also works based on or related to the Hebrew Bible, sometimes called the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
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On the one hand, the African American scholar/preacher realizes that Jesus does not figure in the Hebrew Bible.
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For both groups, the Hebrew Bible was the major source of theological words and concepts ("covenant," "thanksgiving/confession," etc.).
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Many scholars refer to the stories of creation in the Hebrew Bible as foundational texts of Judaism.
Synonyms
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A set of Jewish sacred writings in three parts: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
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A group of Jewish holy books, including the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings
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Books that form the first part of the Christian Bible and contain Hebrew sacred writings
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A collection of Jewish holy books, including the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Hebrew' specifies the cultural/language association and 'Bible' denotes sacred scriptures, so a learner can infer it refers to the Bible belonging to the Hebrews (i.e., the Jewish scriptures). This noun-modifier pattern is common across languages and follows standard English composition, making the sense immediately derivable for a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
Hebrew Bible is named for the simple image of a book written mostly in Hebrew, and Bible means a book of 'sacred writings'. That's why Hebrew Bible is the neutral name used for the Jewish scriptures, the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings.