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Note: Bamidbar means "in the wilderness" in Hebrew.
Hear "Numbers (Bamidbar)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Devarim means "words" in Hebrew.
Hear "Deuteronomy (Devarim)" 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 "Prophets (Nevi'im)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: As in English, in Hebrew Sefer Yehoshua (often simply called Yehoshua) is named after the prophet who is at the center of the action in the book. As Joshua is a common English name, so too Yehoshua is a common name in Hebrew.
Hear "Joshua (Yehoshua)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Shoftim means "Judges" in Hebrew.
Hear "Judges (Shoftim)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: As in English, in Hebrew Sefer Shmuel (often simply called Shmuel) is named after the prophet who is critical to the action in the book. In Hebrew I Samuel is called Shmuel Alef and II Samuel is called Shmuel Bet. This is because the letter Alef has the numerical value of 1 and Bet has the numerical value of 2.As Samuel is a common English name, so too Shmuel is a common name in Hebrew.
Hear "Samuel (Shmuel)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: Melachim means "Kings" in Hebrew. In Hebrew I Kings is called Melachim Alef and II Kings is called Melachim Bet. This is because the letter Alef has the numerical value of 1 and Bet has the numerical value of 2.
Hear "Kings (Melachim)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: In Hebrew "Isaiah" can be either "Yeshayahu" or "Yeshaya".
Hear "Isaiah (Yeshayahu)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Note: In Hebrew "Jeremiah" can be either "Yirmeyahu" or "Yirmeyah".
Hear "Jeremiah (Yirmeyahu)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
Hear "Ezekiel (Yechezkel)" pronounced in Modern Hebrew by an Israeli:
