This worksheet will help you collect some of the basic facts about the Tanakh - it will also serve as a resource for your Tanakh Quiz, which is coming up soon! Use your research skills to find answers to the following questions.
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Tanakh stands for the three sections; <>, <> and <>. In English, these mean <>, <> and <>.
The Tanakh is written in <Hebrew>.
There are <24> perekim in the Tanakh.
There are <23,099> passukim in total in the Tanakh.
There are <79,976> words in total in the Tanakh.
There are <5> books in total in the Tanakh.
<Bereishit> is the first word in the Tanakh.
<Vayael> is the last word in the Tanakh.
<2 Chronicles> is the longest book in the Tanakh.
<Obadiah> is the shortest book in the Tanakh.
<Moshe> is the author of the first section of the Tanakh.
The Five Megillot are <Song of songs>, <The book of Ruth>, <The book of lamentations>, <Ecclesiastes> and <The book of Esther>.
On Shabbat, we first read from the weekly <Parasha>. This is taken from the <Pasuk>. Then, for the haftarah, we read from a section of <Torah>.
The most common book quoted in our prayers is <Psalms>.
Copy and paste the below format into a comment, and fill out the answers.
Tanakh stands for the three sections; <>, <> and <>. In English, these mean <>, <> and <>.
The Tanakh is written in <Hebrew>.
There are <24> perekim in the Tanakh.
There are <23,099> passukim in total in the Tanakh.
There are <79,976> words in total in the Tanakh.
There are <5> books in total in the Tanakh.
<Bereishit> is the first word in the Tanakh.
<Vayael> is the last word in the Tanakh.
<2 Chronicles> is the longest book in the Tanakh.
<Obadiah> is the shortest book in the Tanakh.
<Moshe> is the author of the first section of the Tanakh.
The Five Megillot are <Song of songs>, <The book of Ruth>, <The book of lamentations>, <Ecclesiastes> and <The book of Esther>.
On Shabbat, we first read from the weekly <Parasha>. This is taken from the <Pasuk>. Then, for the haftarah, we read from a section of <Torah>.
The most common book quoted in our prayers is <Psalms>.

