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Nevi'im

Nevi'im

1 9.9
The second part of the Hebrew Bible that has the books of the prophets like Joshua and Isaiah
  • noun
  • /nɛˈviːɪm/
  • Specialized
: Nevi'im
  • Scholars often study the Nevi'im to understand the prophetic messages of the past.

Examples

  • The word "Tanakh" is an acronym for Torah/Nevi'im/Ketuvim.

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  • The Nevi'im is the Prophets, and the Ketuvim is the writings!

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  • The Nevi'im includes the insightful teachings of many ancient prophets.

  • In Jewish tradition, the Nevi'im serves as a crucial part of the Hebrew Scriptures.

Synonyms

Prophets
vsNevi'im
4 9.1

A group of books in the Hebrew Bible that tell about people who speak for God

is the same division but given in a Hebrew form
Nebiim
vsNevi'im
9.9

A group of books in the Hebrew Bible that contain writings by prophets

is the identical division but shown with a different written form

Surface Forms

Nevi'im singular
Nevi'im plural

Etymology

Nevi'im comes from the Hebrew word navi, which means 'prophet', and Nevi'im is the plural 'prophets'. So, Nevi'im is the name of the second part of the Hebrew Bible because it contains the books about those prophets.