The TANAK, Hebrew Books of Scripture
The Hebrew Bible is divided into three portions:
1. Torah, also referred to as the "Chumash" or Five after the first five books:
Bereshit - Genesis
Shemot - Exodus
Vayikra - Leviticus
Bamidbar - Numbers
Devarim - Deuteronomy
These five books were written by Moses. In English they are called the Pentateuch.
2. Neviim -The Prophets (Prophets and History).
Joshua (Yehoshua)
Judges (Shoftim),
Samuel (Shmuel),
Kings (Melacim),
Isaiah Yishayahu),
Jeremiah Yermiah),
Ezekiel (Yechezkiel),
Twelve (Minor i.e., smaller) Prophets in Hebrew "Trei Eser" (meaning "Twelve") sometimes considered one book: In the Synagogue all 12 were often written on one scroll.
Hosea (Hoshea),
Joel (Yoel),
Amos (Amos),
Obadiah (Ovadiah),
Jonah (Yonah),
Micah (Micah),
Nahum (Nachum),
Habakkuk (Chabakuk),
Zephaniah (Tsephaniah),
Haggai (Chaggai),
Zechariah (Zechariah),
Malachi (Malachi).
3. Ketuvim (Writings)
Psalms (Tehiilim),
Proverbs (Mishlei)
Job (Eiyob)
Five Megillot (Five Scrolls): Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim), Ruth (Root), Lamentations (Eicah), Ecclesiastes (Kohelet), Esther (Ester)
Daniel (Danilel),
Ezra and Nehemiah (Ezra ve-Nechamiah),
Chronicles (Divrei Ha-Yamim).
3. Ketuvim - The Writings (Wisdom Books).
These three sections (1) Torah, (2) Neviim, (3) Ketuviim, give us the acronym TANAK. That is why in Hebrew the Written Bible is called "Tanak."