Ketuvim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כתובים (k'tuvím).

Proper noun

Ketuvim

  2. (Judaism) A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah.

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