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Friday, November 25, 2011

The Actual Hebrew Names of the Books of the Old Testament

The list below shows the Hebrew name of the book (with the translation) and the name under which the book is best known.  The order of the books is different than in the Christian Bible.

THE TORAH
Bereishith   In the Beginning   Genesis
Shemoth   The names   Exodus
Vayiqra   And He called   Leviticus
Bamidbar   In the wilderness   Numbers
Devarim  The words   Deuteronomy

THE PROPHETS
Yehoshua   Joshua
Shoftim   Judges
Shmuel   I & II Samuel
Melakhim  Kings   I & II Kings
Yeshayah   Isaiah
Yirmyah   Jeremiah
Yechezqel   Ezekiel

THE TWELVE
Hoshea   Hosea
Yoel   Joel
Amos   Amos
Ovadyah   Obadiah
Yonah   Jonah
Mikhah   Micah
Nachum   Nahum
Chavaqquq   Habbakuk
Tzefanyah   Zephaniah
Chaggai   Haggai
Zekharyah   Zechariah
Malakhi   Malachai

THE WRITINGS
Tehillim   Psalms
Mishlei   Poverbs
Iyov   Job
Shir Ha-Shirim   Song of Songs/Song of Solomon
Ruth   Ruth
Eikhah   Lamentations
Qoholeth   Ecclesiates
Esther   Esther
Daniel   Daniel
Ezra and Nehemiah are one book
Divrei Ha-Yamim   The words of the days   Chronicles

To read more from a jewish perspective, see here .

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