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Proper Noun

1. 1
   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. Judaism

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כתובים (k'tuvím/ketuvím).

Related phrases

nevi im

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