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Kethubim
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Also spelled Ketubim and Ketuvim. The third section of the Hebrew Bible. This is the Hebrew name for the Writings, the Greek, Hagiographa. The three divisions of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, are: Torah (Law), Nebiim (Prophets), and Kethubim (Writings). The books in the Kethubim are usually found in this order: Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra—Nehemiah, and 1–2 Chronicles.
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Kethubim
Kethubim (כְּתוּבִים‎, kethuvim). Also spelled Ketubim and Ketuvim. The third section of the Hebrew Bible. This is the Hebrew name for the Writings, the Greek, Hagiographa. The three divisions of the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, are: Torah (Law), Nebiim (Prophets), and Kethubim (Writings). The books in the
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Kethubim
KETHUBIM. The third section of the Jewish division of the Hebrew Bible meaning “writings” (Heb kĕtûbı̂m), known also as the Hagiographa from the Greek term meaning “holy writings.” This division includes the books of Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Canticles (Song of Solomon), Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes),
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Kethubim
Kethubim (Heb. כְּתוּבּים, ‘writings’). The Jewish name for the third and last division of the OT, more commonly known to Christian scholars as the ‘*Hagiographa’ (q.v.).
The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible, Volume 3, H–L
Ketubim
Ketubim ki-too’vim (כְּתוּבִים, “written things,” from כָּתַב‎ H4180, “to write”). Also Kethubim, Ketuvim. The “Writings” (also known as the Hagiographa, “Sacred Writings”), a term applied to the third division of the OT Hebrew canon, and consisting of the poetic books (Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Song of
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5
KETHUBIM
KETHUBIM ki-thoo´vim [כְּתוּבִים‎ kethuvim]. Kethuvim (“writings” also known as Hagiographa) is the designation for the third part of the TaNaKh, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and 1-2 Chronicles. See TEXT, HEBREW, HISTORY