Hebrew Scripture
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- noun
- /ˈhiːbruː ˈskrɪptʃər/
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Escritura hebrea
- The Hebrew Scriptures encompass the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings, forming the foundation of Jewish faith.
There is actually remarkably little in the Hebrew Scriptures about Satan and what's there does not happen to include these beliefs.
- There is actually remarkably little in the Hebrew Scriptures about Satan and what's there does not happen to include these beliefs.
Examples
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"Land" provided such a frame in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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A second aspect of the Franciscan way is reflected in today's Hebrew Scripture lesson.
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I have come to realize that the Hebrew Scriptures repeatedly show us and tell us who we are.
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In the tradition of the Hebrew Scriptures, the desert experience began with a man who had a son.
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There is actually remarkably little in the Hebrew Scriptures about Satan and what's there does not happen to include these beliefs.
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For centuries, the American imagination has been steeped in the Hebrew Scriptures.
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Both religious and nonreligious Americans have looked to the Hebrew Scriptures for an example of a people set apart by their mission and called to a world-changing destiny.
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The Spirit of God, then, whom Christians identify as the Spirit of Christ, is persistently seen in many parts of the Hebrew Scriptures as the ever-present source, power, and life of all creation.
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And great narratives have always been associated with great nations; indeed, as the example of the Hebrew Scriptures suggests, such narratives may be in some important ways constitutive of the nations they describe.
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Obviously familiar with the stories of the Hebrew Scriptures, this itinerant lay Baptist minister christened five of his six sons after the biblical children of Israel: Reuben, Benjamin, Simon.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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Books that form the first part of the Christian Bible and contain Hebrew sacred writings
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The Jewish holy books that include 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
A collection of Jewish holy books, including the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the sacred writings of the Jewish tradition' is directly derivable from the constituents: 'Hebrew' (related to Hebrews/Jewish) + 'scripture' (holy text). This is a regular compositional noun phrase with clear, cross-linguistic equivalents, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Hebrew Scripture literally means sacred writings in the Hebrew language and the word Scripture means 'writing'. Think of old scrolls with Hebrew letters being read in the community, like the 'Torah', the 'Prophets', and the 'Writings' together called the 'Tanakh', so the phrase refers to the Jewish sacred books today.