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How do you use Ketuvim in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Ketuvim in a sentence

Ketuvim meaning

A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah.

Using Ketuvim

  • The main meaning on this page is: A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah.
  • In the example corpus, ketuvim often appears in combinations such as: the ketuvim, ketuvim the.

Context around Ketuvim

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

targum 1×

Often after:

writings 1×

Sentence patterns with Ketuvim

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the ketuvim writings 1× become the ketuvim to their 1× books of ketuvim in the 1× im and ketuvim 1× of the ketuvim as canonized 1× targum ketuvim the talmud 1× targum to ketuvim the writings 1× that the ketuvim was starting 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an official targum 1× as early as 1× many scholars believe 1× order of the 1× oxford university press 1× targum ketuvim the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a formal title 1× fixed liturgical role 1× im and ketuvim 1× ketuvim the writings 1× most printed editions 1× of the prophets 1×

Words around Ketuvim

Just before it in the word index:

keturah 2 ketum 2 ketubot 6 ketubah 5 ketua 6 ketu 25

Just after it in the word index:

keuchel 25 keuck 3 keudell 2 keuka 12 keukenhof 3 keun 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Ketuvim

  • In this selection, "ketuvim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, targum and writings stand out and add context to how "ketuvim" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the ketuvim writings and become the ketuvim to their. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ketuvim" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ketuvim

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

An official targum was in fact unnecessary for Ketuvim because its books played no fixed liturgical role. (17 words)

The Talmud in Bava Batra 14b gives a different order for the books in Nevi'im and Ketuvim. (18 words)

As early as 132 BCE references suggest that the Ketuvim was starting to take shape, although it lacked a formal title. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Targum Ketuvim The Talmud explicitly states that no official targumim were composed besides these two on Torah and Nevi'im alone, and that there is no official targum to Ketuvim ("The Writings"). (32 words)

Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 5 Evidence suggests, however, that the people of Israel were adding what would become the Ketuvim to their holy literature shortly after the canonization of the prophets. (32 words)

The Tanakh (sometimes called the Hebrew Bible ) contains 24 books divided into three parts: the five books of the Torah ("teaching"); the Nevi'im ("prophets"); and the Ketuvim ("writings"). (29 words)

Example sentences (8)

Targum Ketuvim The Talmud explicitly states that no official targumim were composed besides these two on Torah and Nevi'im alone, and that there is no official targum to Ketuvim ("The Writings").

An official targum was in fact unnecessary for Ketuvim because its books played no fixed liturgical role.

As early as 132 BCE references suggest that the Ketuvim was starting to take shape, although it lacked a formal title.

Many scholars believe that the limits of the Ketuvim as canonized scripture were determined by the Council of Jamnia c. 90 CE.

Order of the books The following list presents the books of Ketuvim in the order they appear in most printed editions.

Oxford University Press, 2009, p. 5 Evidence suggests, however, that the people of Israel were adding what would become the Ketuvim to their holy literature shortly after the canonization of the prophets.

The Talmud in Bava Batra 14b gives a different order for the books in Nevi'im and Ketuvim.

The Tanakh (sometimes called the Hebrew Bible ) contains 24 books divided into three parts: the five books of the Torah ("teaching"); the Nevi'im ("prophets"); and the Ketuvim ("writings").

Common combinations with ketuvim

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ketuvim" in a sentence?
An example: "Targum Ketuvim The Talmud explicitly states that no official targumim were composed besides these two on Torah and Nevi'im alone, and that there is no official targum to Ketuvim ("The Writings")." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "ketuvim" from authentic English texts.
What does "ketuvim" mean?
Ketuvim means: A subdivision of the Hebrew Testament (Tanakh), known in English as "The Writings." It includes, in order, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra–Nehemiah and Chronicles. These scriptures are viewed as less authoritative than the Torah.
How many example sentences with "ketuvim" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "ketuvim", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.