TaNaK or TaNaKh?
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RealityJerk
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Tenach, TaNaK, TeNaK, Tenakh, TNK..etc. It really doesn't matter. It's an acronym for, Torah, Nevem, Kethuvim, and it's pronounced "Tenach" or "Tanak". When someone utters it, you know what they're referring to, especially if you're having a conversation about the Hebrew bible. It's no mystery, what someone is saying when they utter "TaNaK" and you're in the middle of a discussion about the Hebrew bible. Unless of course, you don't know what TaNaK is. I like writing it TaNaK.
Is it Ketuvim?
RealityJerk
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You can write it like that. Ketuvim. There really isn't an official way of transliterating the Hebrew word into English. When I see Ketuvim or Kethuvim, I know what the person is saying and that's really all that matters when it comes to a transliteration, unless there's an overwhelming , universal agreement on how to actually transliterate it. Some official way of writing it. In this case there isn't.
(Staying somewhat true to the way it is pronounced in the original language, is important, but the way it is transliterated into another language or script, can be a bit subjective. Not written on stone.)
Would TaNaKh imply Kethuvim?
RealityJerk
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If you want to specifically refer to the writings/kethuvim, rather than another part of the TaNaK, then I would use the word kethuvim.
I am asking about the Kh.
RealityJerk
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I see, you're trolling. Just trying to be a good sport, but you got me.
I think I do not know what trolling is. I have been here for years. I am a Jew. But someone in life recently told me that I am not.
TaNaK is Torah Nevi'im Ketuvim
TaNaKh is Torah Nevi'im Kethuvim
If I say Ketuvim do I need to, or should I, say TaNaK rather than TaNaKh?
There is no th in Hebrew.
RealityJerk
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There's no E in Hebrew either. Right? It's a transliteration. Elohim, Alohim..etc. You're just straining the gnat.
There is an eh sound.
RealityJerk
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Transliterating words from Hebrew to English, isn't exact. Whether it's Bris or Brit, or Sabbath or Shabbat, or Shaboos, Saboos...etc. You're just straining the gnat.
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/search?utf8=✓&keywords=Sabbath+&commit=search
If you visit that link, you'll find the words Sabbath being used, with a TH. You'll find different variations.
http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/search?utf8=✓&keywords=Sabbath+&commit=search
If you visit that link, you'll find the words Sabbath being used, with a TH. You'll find different variations.
I observe the Sabbath, Shabbat.