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Note: Chagai means "my holidays" in Hebrew.
Hear "Haggai (Chagai)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Zecharya means "remembrance of God" in Hebrew.
Hear "Zechariah (Zecharyah)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Malachi means "my servant" in Hebrew.
Hear "Malachi" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
The Hebrew Bible is called the "Tanach" (תָּנָ"ך), which is an abbreviation for its three sections: The first section--the "ת"--is the תּוֹרָה (Torah), which in this case refers to the first five books. This section is also called the "חוּמָּשׁ" (Khoo-MAHSH). The second section--the "נ"--is the נְבִיאִים (nə-vee-EEM) (Prophets). The third section--the "ך"--is the כְּתוּבִים (kə-too-VEEM) (Writings). (Note that in the abbreviation, there is a final ך because it is the final letter of the abbreviation, even though the word "כְּתוּבִים" begins with a regular כּ).
Hear "Writings (Ketuvim)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: "Tehila" means "praise" in Hebrew, so Sefer Tehillim means "Book of Praises".
"Tehila" is also a popular Hebrew name for a girl. You can see how to write it in Hebrew here.
Hear "Psalms (Tehillim)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: In Hebrew a "mashal" is a parable, so Sefer Mishlei means "book of parables".
Hear "Proverbs (Mishlei)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Hear "Job (Iyov)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: The five Megillot include: the Song of Songs (Shir Hashirim), Ruth, Lamentations (Eicha), Ecclesiastes (Kohelet) and Esther.
Hear "The Five Scrolls (Megillot)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Shir Hashirim is read publicly in the synagogue on the Shabbat that falls during Pesach (Passover).
Hear "The Song of Songs (Shir Hashirim)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Megillat Rut is read publicly in the synagogue on the festival of Shavuot.
Hear "The Scroll of Ruth (Rut)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
