Questions tagged [tanach]
An acronym of "Torah" (Five Books of Moses), "Neviim" (Prophets), and "Kesuvim" (Writings). The three books together form the "Written Torah".
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What verses of Tanach have penultimate stress on every word?
Saying kaparos this year, I noticed that Iyov 33:24, which is included in the rite, has all its words mil'el, i.e. with the penultimate rather than the ultimate syllable stressed. (Most words in ...
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Animals with short lifespans on noah's ark
How did the animals that have short natural lifespans (less than a year) - and given that they were prohibited from reproduction
see Rashi here - survive in the ark?
These are mainly insects such as ...
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Where can I find a transliterated; translated Tanakh?
I'm looking for a Tanakh that has the following specifications:
The original Hebrew text
Transliteration of that text into the Latin alphabet
English translation
Does anyone know where I could find ...
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Travel Nach set with Targum?
I came upon a travel נ״ך set recently. It had some basic commentaries such as רש״י and מצודת דוד, however there was no Targum.
Are there any travel sets which have Targum as well?
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Children of the Exodus (families, names, ages)
I hope my question will not be considered too broad. I am writing young adult fiction taking place during the Exodus (from just before the 10th plague until just after the giving of the second set of ...
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Pronunciation of בשגם - Patach or Kamatz?
This past Shabbos in shul, I saw a paper about the pronunciation of the word בשגם (Bereishis 6 3).
"וַיֹּאמֶר ה' לֹא־יָדוֹן רוּחִי בָאָדָם לְעֹלָם בְּשַׁגַּם הוּא בָשָׂר וְהָיוּ יָמָיו מֵאָה ...
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Has the “Mäṣḥafä Kedus” (Holy Scriptures) of Beta Israel been translated into English?
From Wikipedia:
Mäṣḥafä Kedus (Holy Scriptures) is the name for the religious literature. The language of the writings is Ge'ez. The holiest book is the Orit (from Aramaic "Oraita" – "Torah") which ...
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When was music attached to trope?
My shul's chazzan and I have a good relationship, B"H. I ask him nusach questions; he asks me (A Torah reader) Torah questions. So, I'm passing this on from him...
We both understand that the main ...
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Sources for the location of the Red Sea
I am looking for Jewish sources that touch on the question of where (on a modern map) the crossing of the Red Sea (Sea of Reeds) took place.
In my research, I'm finding several possible locations, ...
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Is there a surviving Jewish translation of the entire Masoretic Text in Greek?
Please don't say "the Septuagint" because I know that this has fallen out of favor among most modern Jews (the only exception being Beta Israel, which I believe still uses it - correct me if I am ...
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Which Mitzvot have their observance described in Tanach?
Despite the more or less direct reference to the 613 Mitzvos in the Torah, only a few of them are mentioned in the text explicitly to be observed in fact.
For example, Torah mentions Abraham ...
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Zecharia 14:4 vis-a-vis the reality of Har haZeisim being a cemetary?
This question has bothered me on and off over the years - typically around this time as we read this perek on the first day of Sukkot as the haftarah:
וְעָמְד֣וּ רַגְלָ֣יו בַּיּוֹם־הַ֠הוּא עַל־...
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What books discuss general rules of Tanach? [closed]
In particular, I am looking for books that deal with philosophical and linguistic questions on Tanach, such as:
If there is seemingly no reason to place one passuk before another, is it reasonable/...
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Criteria for special formats of some chapters in the Tanach Scrolls
Usually, when writing verses in Tanach Scrolls, words are written across the column from the right margin to the left (except, of course, for required Parsha spacing.)
I have seen two "special" ...
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Where is there a rabbinic discussion about the Covenant at Sinai being a renewal of the Covenant with Abraham?
Where is there a rabbinic discussion about the Covenant at Sinai being a renewal of the Covenant with Abraham?
I once heard the parallel discussed after shul, after the rabbi's sermon, but I could ...
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best Hebrew-English Tanakh in printed form, interlinear if possible?
I've been using the Artscroll Interlinear series to read the Torah and it's helping me make a lot of progress in finally learning Tanakh Hebrew. But outside of the five scrolls and the psalms, ...
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What date was the crossing of the Red Sea?
Some dates relating to Exodus are in the Book of Exodus, others are in other Books of Torah, or elsewhere in the Bible. And some are speculative, with evidence from a variety of sources.
Note: I'm ...
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Verse about becoming grateful
Is there any verse in the Tanach which tells/hints on how to become grateful to God for his gifts?
In what sense should one be grateful to God? What I mean is how a person can develop the feeling of ...
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Jewish Prophet who could bring fire from the Heaven
Was there any Jewish Prophet in the Tanach in which it is said that he was depicted as being able to send down fire from the Heavens? How did this Prophet actually die?
Are there very different ...
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The Torah Commandment to keep Shabbat and how it applies to non-Jews
"Exodus 20:10 and Deuteronomy 5:14 refer to the stranger who is within your cities and both imply that he should observe Shabbat. I see from earlier questions that Shabbat is not to be kept by non-...
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How early were maps used to understand Tanach?
In many editions of Tanach I’ve seen there are often maps of the middle eastern area in attempt to explain the places where certain events occurred. (For example, the journeys of יעקב אבינו or stuff ...
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Have any Jewish commentaries been written on the Septuagint?
While a number of Jewish commentaries have been written on Targum Onkelos, Targum Yonasan, Targum Pseudo-Yonasan, and Targum Yerushalmi (see the list in the Targum section at Parshablog, for example), ...
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Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean “white” or “white person” or non-black person?
Where is there a rabbinical discussion or a mentioned in the TaNaKH about ethnic designation to mean "white" or "white person" or non-black person?
I am aware that there is an ethnic designation in ...
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The three missing titles of Shofet
The era commonly known as the period of the Shoftim, Judges of the Jewish nation, spanned from the leadership of Osniel Ben K'naz through Shimshon Hagibor.
Prior to these judges, The Seder olam also ...
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In Halakha, is the name מקרא or תנ״ך more appropriate?
I understand that Tanakh can be referred to as either מקרא or תנ״ך. Is there one that is more appropriate to use according to halakha?
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What is the best translation of the Tanakh with commentary? [closed]
I am looking for a good translation of the Tanakh with commentary.
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Using Eicha trop when learning
When leining in shul, there are a few minhagim about what gets read with the Eicha trop. This is what I've seen most often (in chronological order through the year):
איכה אשא לבדי in Devarim
Most of ...
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Categorization of Mepharshim by PaRDeS?
I was wondering if anyone has ever come across a classification or categorization of the different mepharshim on the Chumash or Na"Kh, grouping them by the type of perush they give (i.e., whether ...
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Chapters of Tanach present in Talmud Bavli
I heard there is a style of Talmud study somewhere, where as a verse presents itself in the Talmud, the student would learn the entire chapter from תנ״ך.
With that, were one to complete the entire ...
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Layout of Shirim in Tanakh
In the Tanakh Simanim, primarily Tehillim, (Feldheim) much of Ketuvim is written in a "shir format" where there are lots of line breaks and open spaces, not unlike Hazinu, Shirat HaYam or Shirat ...
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How did Chana vow that her son should be a Nazir?
How did Chana vow that her son (Shmuel hanavi) should be a Nazir, when the (Gemara Sotah 23a) says a woman can't impose Nezirut on her son?
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Were Prophets originally called “Seers”?
In Samuel 1 9:9 it says:
לְפָנִ֣ים ׀ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הָאִישׁ֙ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙
לִדְר֣וֹשׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־הָרֹאֶ֑ה כִּ֤י לַנָּבִיא֙
הַיּ֔וֹם יִקָּרֵ֥א לְפָנִ֖ים הָרֹאֶֽה׃...
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Does Midrashim exist for Neviim and Ketuvim?
I am looking for where I can find Midrashic literature on every other book of Tanakh. I own Artscroll's series of the Midrash and of course have the Megillos. If it even exists, where can I find this ...
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Is “40 days and 40 nights” an idiom, or to be taken literally?
This phrase appears in numerous different contexts, such as Gen. 7:4, where it rained for that time, and Exod. 24:18 where Moses was on the mount for that time.
In the same way, Jonah was "three days ...
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Does rain come from clouds or the waters above the firmament?
In Bereshis 7:11-12 it says:
וַאֲרֻבֹּ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם נִפְתָּֽחוּ וַֽיְהִ֥י הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָֽיְלָה
And the floodgates of the sky broke open. ...
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The signs at the burning bush
In the book of shemot (chapter 4:9) hashem demonstrates to Moshe 3 separate miracles as proof that he appeared to him. The third one involving water from the Nile being transformed into blood.
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Usage of final nun with kamatz
Frequently, in Tanac"h, the 3rd person female plural uses an end nun with a kamatz ןָ rather than nun-heh נָה.
Is there any reasoning of preference of one usage vs. the other?
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is there some significance in their relationship between Haman and Daniel?
The Gemara says that memuchan was Haman, but in Targum Sheni it says it was Daniel. Also regarding hasach the regular Targum identifies as Daniel and says Haman killed him. My question is, is there ...
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Does it say anywhere in all of the Torah that John the Baptist will be the reincarnation of Elijah the Prophet [closed]
Does it say anywhere in all of the Torah that John the Baptist will be the reincarnation of Elijah the Prophet and that he will come before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes?
"And if you ...
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List of Sha’ar page pesukim to years
As is known, many sefarim use a pasuk to correspond to the current year. Is there a list or program that makes a list?
I am referring to when a part (or whole) of a pasuk is equal in gematria to the ...
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Doubled up names of God - pronounce יהו-ה as Elokim
Many times in Tanach, God is referred to as יהו-ה or אדנ-י. Individually, each of these is read as Adonai. However, when those two different names are mentioned consecutively, the custom is to ...
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אדנ-י יהו-ה - Significance to these two names of God used together?
In many places in Tanach, God is referred to as אדנ-י יהו-ה.
For example: David's speech in Shmuel II, 7:18-29 includes seven such references.
What is the significance for God being addressed in ...
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Where can I download a free audio Tanakh in English?
I'm searching for an audio Tanakh in English that I can download for free online. Preferably it should be a non-Western version. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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Who authored the Tanach?
According to traditional Jewish thought, who authored the twenty-four books of the Tanach?
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How did the Shofar announcements work?
In this week's Parsha - יִתְרוֹ - we have the first occurrence (AFAIK) of the Shofar blast announcing something. בִּמְשֹׁךְ הַיֹּבֵל הֵמָּה יַעֲלוּ בָהָר. When you hear the long shofar sound, you may ...
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Is there a definitive diagram showing the relationship between Jewish scriptures?
I am not Jewish, just interested in the culture and history.
I was looking for a diagram which shows the relationship between various Jewish texts -- Torah, Midrash, etc. -- everything that is ...
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Harsh Critiques by Ibn Ezra [closed]
Can we attempt to compile a list of the sharp responses and lines by the Ibn Ezra throughout Tanach? These are valuable (to me, anyways) for a couple of reasons:
Understanding what Ibn Ezra thought ...
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Was Yonah able to visit the Beis HaMikdash? What about other prophets of his time?
In Yonah's prayer, he indicates that he will survive being swallowed by the fish, and still make it to the Beis HaMikdash.
But wait a minute ... Yonah certainly spent time in the North Kingdom, as ...
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Search Database with Ta'amei Hamikra
Does there exist an application or website that allows one to search for specific patterns with טעמי המקרא? For example, to find all occurrences of two consecutive זרקא's (as in וה' הכה כל בכור).
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Is there a list of three-word pesukim in tanakh?
In Ma'amodos, there is a list of the 14 pesukim that have three words each that are found in the 5 books of Torah. Is there a list of three-word pesukim in Tanakh? The reason I have asked this ...
