Questions tagged [tanach]
An acronym of "Torah" (Five Books of Moses), "Neviim" (Prophets), and "Ketuvim" (Writings). The three books together form the "Written Torah".
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How could the Sages suppress such sefarim such as Yechezkel and Kohelet?
They of course seemed to have had good intentions so as to not let the books confuse people but how is it possible that some of the most wise and humble men decide that they have the right to suppress ...
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What tribe was Shmuel from?
I’ve seen conflicting answers, one that he was from shevet Efraim and one that he was from shevet Levi.
Does anyone have a real source for which it was?
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Isn’t ״צרות לבבי הרחיבו״ an oxymoron?
In Tehillim 25:17, David says:
צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃
My deep distress increases; deliver me from my straits.
The root ״צר״ literally translates as “narrow”. Its ...
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Lack of the name Hashem Tzevaot in the Torah
There is a dispute on Shevuot 35 whereby, according to one opinion, Tzevaot is one of the Divine Names that may not be erased. Although Hashem Tzevaot appears frequently in various haftarot and ...
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Does anyone know of a source for the ראם in the Torah (Devarim 33:17) being the same animal as the איל? [duplicate]
I’ve heard it said that it’s the same species as the איל (ram), just at a different age (like an אישה and a נערה).
Other answers to this question Animal R'aim of the midrash are almost certainly ...
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Are there any multi-word names in the Tanakh?
The words יערי ארגים in 2 Samuel 21:19 are sometimes claimed to be a two-word name. (For example the KJV translates them that way.) Are there any other names in the Tanakh like this, which consist of ...
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Is anyone in the Tanakh referred to by their mother's name?
Many people in the Tanakh are referred to by their father's name. For instance שלמה בן דויד in 2 Chronicles 1:1. Are there any instances where someone is referred to by their mother's name? Like "...
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