Pronunciations

Definitions

• n. The formal English name for Kethuvim; the third and final section of the TANAKH.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• English

Who Uses This

• Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
• Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain

Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).