number - How many words are there in Tanach? - Mi Yodeya How many words are in the Tanach? Torah: 79,847 words (according to E S ) Neviim: 141,414 words (also, according to E S ) Kesuvim: 83,640 words (according to Spelling in the Hebrew Bible by Francis I Anderson Total = 304,901 words in Tanach How many verses are in the Tanach? 8,064 verses, according to Francis I Anderson's book above
tanach - Canonization of Tanakh - Mi Yodeya tanach Like any library, Mi Yodeya offers tons of great information, but does not offer personalized, professional advice , and does not take the place of seeking such advice from your rabbi The Overflow Blog
Order of the Tanach - Mi Yodeya The gemara has its reasons why it ordered the Tanach that way, and it is discussed there (Bava Basra 14b-15a) However, the custom has become to order it differently in our Tanachs for matters of convenience and chronology Neviim Rishonim are ordered chronologically even according to the gemara, as part of their purpose is to record historical
tanach - Where can I find a list of differences between the Aleppo . . . Does anyone know of a list of textual differences for all of tanach or at least the chumash between the Aleppo Codex (Keter Aram Soba Tzova) and the more common text? I already have such a list for Megillas Esther Nikkud and Ta'amim are not necessary A link to a plain-text or html version of the more common Torah text would also be useful
tanach - Explanation of Kamatz vs. Patach ה הידעה - Mi Yodeya The rule is: The definite article is הַ (usually) followed by dagesh hazaq (e g הַמַּיִם), unless the word starts with אהח"ע or (usually) ר, in which case the default is הָ (e g הָאָדָם)
history - What is the timeline of the 24 books of Tanach . . . - Mi Yodeya Note: Since Divrei Hayamim (DH) encompasses practically all of Tanach, the various verses will be interspersed throughout the timeline Calculations of the times of the genealogical verses of DH are based mostly on a chart I made not long ago The beginning of the Torah - most of Beresheet - is of course the oldest
tanach - Do we know how Rabbi Moshe Feinstein felt about Malbims . . . This is to say that Rav Moshe wasn't limiting the ability to make a siyum on sifrei Tanach only to one who learned Tanach along with a commentary of the Rishonim, but also allowed room for one who studied Tanach along with a commentary that was "like" those written by the classic rishonim and were in the same spirit, as opposed the commentaries