Hebrew Names
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To better enrich your study, we have listed the original Hebrew names of the authors and books of the TaNaKh and the B’rit Chadashah. These will be used in place of the anglicized names found in your copy of the Scriptures. We suggest that you print this page for use as a handy reference as you begin your study. After a time, you will discover that you will be able to readily distinguish the Hebrew names with little difficulty.
| Torah תּוֹרָה — Teaching, Law |
B’reshit
בְּרֵשִׁת The First Book of Moshe, commonly called Genesis, meaning "In the beginning..." |
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| Sh’mot
שְׁמוֹת The Second Book of Moshe, commonly called Exodus, "These are the names..." |
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Vayikra
וַיִּקְרָא The third book of Moshe, commonly called Leviticus, "He called..." |
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| B’midbar
בְּמִדְבַּר The fourth book of Moshe, commonly called Numbers, "In the Wilderness.." |
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| D’varim
דְּבָרִים The fifth book of Moshe, commonly called Deuteronomy, "Words..." B’reshit, Sh’mot, Vayikra and B’midbar record the events, D’varim records the actual words spoken at the events. |
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| Nevi’im נְביאִם — Prophets | ||
| Nevi’im Rishonim — Early Prophets | ||
| Y’hoshua | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ — Joshua | |
| Shof’tim | שׁוֹפטִים — Judges | |
| Sh’mu’el שְׁמוּאֵל — Samuel | ||
| Sh’mu’el Rishon — 1st Samuel | ||
| Sh’mu’el Shanee — 2nd Samuel | ||
| M’lakhim מְלָכִים — Kings | ||
| M’lakhim Rishon — 1st Kings | ||
| M’lakhim Shanee — 2nd Kings | ||
| Nevi’im Acharonim — Later Prophets | ||
| Yesha’yahu | יְשִׁעְיָהוּ — Isaiah | |
| Yirme’yahu | יִרְמְיהוּ — Jeremiah | |
| Yechezk’el | יְחֶזְקֵאל — Ezekiel | |
| Shneim-’Asar — The Twelve | ||
| Hoshea | הוֹשֵׁעַ — Hosea | |
| Yo’el | יוֹאֵל — Joel | |
| ’Amos | עָמוֹס — Amos | |
| ’Ovad’yah | עְֺבַדְיָה — Obadiah | |
| Yonah | יוֹנָה — Jonah | |
| Mikhah | מִיכָה — Micah | |
| Nahum | נַהוּם — Nahum | |
| Havakuk | הֲבֵקּוּק — Habakkuk | |
| Tz’fan’yah | צְפַנְיָה — Zephaniah | |
| Hagai | הַגַּי — Haggai | |
| Z’khar’yah | זְכַרְיָה — Zechariah | |
| Mal’akhi | מַלְאָכִי — Malachi | |
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| K’tuvim כְתֻבִים — Writings | ||
| Tehillim |
תהלים
— The Book of Psalms Mizmor — Individual Psalm |
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| Mishlei | משׁלִי — Proverbs | |
| Eyov | אִיַּוב — Job | |
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| The Five Megillot Scrolls | ||
| Shir-HaShirim | שׁיר השׁירים — Song of Songs | |
| Rut | רוּת — Ruth | |
| Eikhah | איכה — Lamentations | |
| Kohelet | קהלת — Ecclesiastes | |
| Es’ter | אֶסְתֵּר — Esther | |
| Dani’el | דָּנִיֵאל — Daniel | |
| ’Ezra-Nechemyah — Ezra-Nehemiah | ||
| ’Ezra | עֶזְרָא — Ezra | |
| N’chem’yah | נְחֶמְיָה — Nehemiah | |
| Divrei-HaYamim דברי הימים — Chronicles | ||
| Divrei-HaYamim Rishon — 1st Chronicles | ||
| Divrei-HaYamim Shanee — 2nd Chronicles | ||
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| Advent of Ya’shua the Mashiach as reported by: | ||
| Mattit’yahu — Matthew | ||
| Mark | ||
| Ur — Luke | ||
| Yochanan — John | ||
| Mifalote Ha’shilcheem — Acts of the Apostles | ||
| Apostolic Letters/Epistles | ||
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Pastoral Letters to Communities |
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| Romiyim — Romans | ||
| Corinthians | ||
| Corinthians Rishon — 1st Corinthians | ||
| Corinthians Shanee — 2nd Corinthians | ||
| Galatiyim — Galatians | ||
| Ephesians | ||
| Philippians | ||
| Colossians | ||
| Thessalonians | ||
| Thessalonians Rishon — 1st Thessalonians | ||
| Thessalonians Shanee — 2nd Thessalonians | ||
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Pastoral Letters to Individuals |
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| Timothy | ||
| Timothy Rishon — 1st Timothy | ||
| Timothy Shaneee — 2nd Timothy | ||
| Titus | ||
| Philemon | ||
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General Letters |
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| Ivrit — Hebrews | ||
| Ya’akov — James | ||
| Kefa — Peter | ||
| Kefa Rishon — 1st Peter | ||
| Kefa Bet — 2nd Peter | ||
| Yochanan — John | ||
| Yochanan Rishon — 1st John | ||
| Yochanan Shanee — 2nd John | ||
| Yochanan Gimel — 3rd John | ||
| Y’hudah — Jude | ||
| Cha’zon — Revelation | ||
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