"Hebrew Bible" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Hebrew Bible [canonical]
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  1. (Abrahamism) The sacred texts of Judaism, consisting of the Law (Torah), the Prophets, and the Hagiographa. Synonyms: Hebrew-Aramaic Scriptures, Hebrew Scriptures, Miqra, Old Testament, Tanakh Translations (sacred texts of Judaism): Hebreeuse Bybel (Afrikaans), 希伯來聖經 /希伯来圣经 (xībólái shèngjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), Hebreeuwse Bijbel [masculine] (Dutch), Bible hébraïque [feminine] (French), hebräische Bibel [feminine] (German), Bibbia ebraica [feminine] (Italian), den hebraiske bibelen [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), Biblia Hebrajska [feminine] (Polish), Bíblia hebraica [feminine] (Portuguese), Biblia ebraică [feminine] (Romanian), Biblia hebrea [feminine] (Spanish)
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