Messianics and Jews say the word “Tanak” but what does this word mean?
The word “Tanak” is an acronym built off three Hebrew letters. The first letter is the Tav and represents the first letter of the word “Torah”. The second letter is a Nun (pronounced “noon”) and stands for the word “Nevaim” which is translated as “prophet” in English. The final letter in the acronym is the Hebrew letter Kaf (prounounced “cough”) and this represents the Hebrew word “Ketuvim” ie writings. Thus the word “Tanak” is a way of saying The Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings which are the three major divisions of the Hebrew Scripture. Rather than saying each division separately when referring to the whole of Hebrew Scripture one can just say “Tanak” and encapsulate all three divisions in one word.
