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Books of the BibleTransliterated Hebrew Names |
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Torah (Teaching) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
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| B’resheet | Genesis | In [the] Beginning | The book of beginning |
| Shemot | Exodus | Names | The Book of Redemption |
| V’yakra | Leviticus | And He Called | Works & Ministry |
| B’midbar | Numbers | In the Desert | Wilderness Wandering |
| Devarim | Deuteronomy | [These are the] Words (or Things) | The Repetition of Torah |
Nevi’im (Prophets)Nevi’im Rishonim (Early Prophets) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Yehoshua | Joshua | Yah Saves | Warfare & Victory |
| Shoftim | Judges | Judges | Adonai Raise up Judges |
| Shmuel Aleph | First Samuel | Heard by God - One | Transition & establishment of Monarchy |
| Shmuel Bet | Second Samuel | Heard by God - Two | |
| M’lakhim Alef | First Kings | Kings - One |
History of the Kings & Kingdoms (Evangelical Prophet) |
| M’lakhim Bet | Second Kings | Kings - Two | |
Nevi’im Acharonim (Later Prophets) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Yesha’yahu | Isaiah | Yah is Salvation | Oracles, prophecies |
| Yirmi’yahu | Jeremiah | Yah Lifts Up | Activities of Prophet in Exile in Babylon |
| Y’chezki’el | Ezekiel | God Strengthens | |
Shneim-‘Asar (The Twelve) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Hoshea | Hosea | Yah Save | |
| Yo’el | Joel | Yah is God | Compassion of Yahweh; HaShem's Grace |
| ‘Amos | Amos | Burden Bearer |
Judgment
& Kingdom of God |
| ‘Ovadyah | Obadiah | Servant (Worshipper) of Yah |
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| Yonah | Jonah | Dove | |
| Mikhah | Micah | Who is Like Yah | Shortened of “Mikhayah” |
| Nachum | Nahum | Comforter | |
| Havakuk | Habakkuk | Embracer | |
| Tz’fanyah | Zephaniah | Yah Hides | |
| Chagai | Haggai | My Feast | |
| Z’kharyah | Zechariah | Yah Remembers | |
| Mal’akhi | Malachi | My Messenger | |
K’tuvim (Writings) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| T’hillim | Psalms | Praises | |
| Mishlei | Proverbs | My Rule/Wisdom | Proverbs & Parables |
| Iyov | Job | Hostility | |
The Five Megillot (Scrolls) |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Shir HaShirim | Song of Solomon | The Song of Songs | |
| Rut | Ruth | Chained/Welded | a Moabite word |
| Eikhah | Lamentations | How? | |
| Kohelet | Ecclesiastes | Community | |
| Ester | Esther | Myrtle Tree | Babylonian: “a star” |
History |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Dani’el | Daniel | God is My Judge | |
| Ezra | Ezra | Help | |
| Nechemyah | Nehemiah | Yah Comforts | |
| Divrei-HaYamim Aleph | First Chronicles | Word of the Ages - One | |
| Divrei HaYamim Bet | Second Chronicles | Word of the Ages - Two | |
Deterocanonical (Apocryphal) Books |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Makabim Aleph | First Maccabees | Hammers - One | |
| Makabim Bet | SecondMaccabees | Hammers - Two | |
Ketuvei HaShalichim |
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The Good News of the Kingdom |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Mattityahu ha’Levi | Matthew | Gift of Yah the Levite | Yeshua as Mashiach HaMelech ben David |
| Mordechai | Mark | Little Man | Yeshua as Servant |
| Uri | Luke | Light | Yeshua as the Perfect Man (Ben Adam) |
| Yochanan | John | Yah Enables | Yeshua as Deity |
History |
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| P’yilut Hashaliachim | Acts of the Apostles |
Activity of the Sent Ones |
The Work of Ruach HaKodesh in the primitive Adat b'Mashiach |
Cepherim (Letters)Rav Sha’ul’s Cepherim to Communities |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Romim | Romans | The Theology of Grace Explained | |
| Korintim Alef | First Corinthians | ||
| Korintim Bet | Second Corinthians | ||
| Galitim | Galatians | ||
| Efesos | Ephesians | ||
| Pilifim | Philippians | ||
| Kolosim | Colossians | ||
| Taslonikim Alef | First Thessalonians | ||
| Taslonikim Bet | Second Thessalonians | ||
Rav Sha’ul’s Cepherim to Individuals |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Timotiyos Alef | First Timothy | ||
| Timotiyos Bet | Second Timothy | ||
| Titos | Titus | ||
| Pileymon | Philemon | ||
General Cepherim |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Ivrim | Hebrews | Messianic Jews |
Yeshua
HaMashiach as Cohen HaGadol |
| Ya’akov | James | Heel of Yah | |
| Kefa Aleph | First Peter | Stone - One | |
| Kefa Bet | Second Peter | Stone - Two | |
| Yochanan Aleph | First John | Yah Enables - One | |
| Yochanan Bet | 2 John | Yah Enables - Two | |
| Yochanan Gimmel | 3 John | Yah Enables - Three | |
| Y’hudah | Jude | Praise With Hands Lifted | |
Prophecy |
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| Hebrew Name | English Name | Translation | Comments |
| Hitgalut | Revelation | The Revelation of Yeshua HaMashiach in Glory Marking the End of Olam Hazeh and the Beginning of the Olam Haba | |
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It should be noted that the breaking of Shmuel (Samuel), Melachim (Kings), and Divrei hayamim (Chronicles) into two parts is strictly an artifact of the Christian printers who first issued the books. They were too big to be issued as single volumes. Because everyone who came later followed these de facto standards, the titles of Volume 1 and Volume 2 were attached to the names. The division of the Tanakh into chapters was also done by medieval Christians, and only later adopted by Jews; however, very early on the Jews “divided” the Torah into weekly portions, and referred to that section by the first word or words of the section, much as we now refer to sections by chapter and verse. Many Christian Bibles have expanded versions of several of these books (Ester, Ezra, Daniel, Jeremiah, and Chronicles) including extra material that is not accepted as canonical in Judaism. This extra material was part of the ancient Greek translation of the Tanakh, but was never a part of the official Hebrew Tanakh. Jews regard this extra material as apocryphal. Among Christians, there is a difference of opinion. Catholics regard this material as canonical, while most Protestant denominations regard this material as Apocrypha. Some of the most famous Apocryphal stories are closely associated with the book of Daniel, and indeed are printed as part of that book in some English Bibles. These stories include: Susan and the Elders, The Song of the Three Children, and Bel and the Dragon. |
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