Hebrew Bible

Jewish canon of Hebrew biblical scriptures

The Hebrew Bible, Jewish Bible, or Tanakh (US: , UK: or ; Hebrew: תַּנַ״ךְ, romanized: tanaḵ; תָּנָ״ךְ, tānāḵ; or תְּנַ״ךְ, tənaḵ), also known in Hebrew as Miqra (מִקְרָא, miqrāʾ), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, comprising the Torah (lit. 'Teaching' or 'Instruction'; the five books of Moses), the Nevi'im (lit. 'Prophets'), and the Ketuvim (lit. 'Writings'). Different branches of Judaism and Samaritanism have maintained different versions of the canon, including the 3rd-century BCE Septuagint text used in Second Temple Judaism, the Syriac Peshitta, the Samaritan Pentateuch, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and most recently the 10th-century medieval Masoretic Text compiled by the Masoretes, currently used in Rabbinic Judaism. The terms "Hebrew Bible" or "Hebrew Canon" are frequently confused with the Masoretic Text; however, the Masoretic Text is a medieval version, and one of several texts considered authoritative by different types of Judaism throughout history.

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