What is Nach?נ"ך
Nach refers to the Prophets and Writings — the two sections of the Hebrew Bible that follow the Torah, comprising Tanach minus the Five Books of Moses.
Also written: Nakh, Nach seforim
Nevi'im covers the prophetic books from Yehoshua through the twelve minor prophets; Kesuvim covers the remainder, including Tehillim, Mishlei, Iyov, and the five megillos. Together with the Torah they form the Tanach.
Nach is often sold as a set or as individual books with commentary, and school use drives a good deal of the second-hand supply. Buyers replacing a single volume from a school set need the edition matched, since pagination and commentary selection differ between publishers.
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Related terms
- Tanach — Tanach is the complete Hebrew Bible, an acronym formed from its three parts: Torah (the Five Books), Nevi'im (Prophets), and Kesuvim (Writings).
- Chumash — A Chumash is a printed volume of the Five Books of Moses, named from the Hebrew word for five, usually including commentary and the haftaros read on Shabbos and festivals.
- Meforshim — Meforshim are the classical commentaries on Jewish texts and the commentators behind them — individual authors such as Rashi, Ramban, and Ibn Ezra, and collective works such as Tosafos.