ketuvim
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- the third of three divisions of the Hebrew ScripturesSynonyms: HagiographaKetubimWritingsInstance of sacred text, sacred writingPart of Hebrew Bible, TanakhParts Proverbs, Nehemiah, I Chronicles, Ezra, Ruth, Job, Song of Songs, Esther +5 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“ketuvim” is listed under Hagiographa.
Origin: L., fr. Gr. ἁγιόγραφα (sc. βιβλία), fr. ἁγιόγραφος written by inspiration; ἅγιος sacred, holy + γράφειν to write.
1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old Testament not contained in the Law (Tora) and the Prophets (Nevi'im) — it is also called in Hebrew the Ketuvim. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the Tanach, a vocalization of the first letters of its three parts. [ + ]
2. Roman Catholic Church The lives of the saints. William Thos., and Cox, George William Brande
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54