Hagiographa

[ hag-ee-og-ruh-fuh, hey-jee- ]

/ ˌhæg iˈɒg rə fə, ˌheɪ dʒi- /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the third of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, variously arranged, but usually comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.

Also called the Writings.

Compare Law of Moses, Prophets.

Origin of Hagiographa

< Late Latin < Greek: sacred writings, equivalent to hagio- hagio- + -grapha, neuter plural of -graphos -graph

Example sentences from the Web for hagiographa

The Prophets, the Hagiographa, and the Apocrypha were translated at various times during the succeeding three hundred years.

The Bible |John E. Remsburg
There were no dissevered objects, unrelated backgrounds, no concessions to the hagiographa or other literature.

Modern Painting, Its Tendency and Meaning |Willard Huntington Wright
His publications include commentaries on the Prophets and Hagiographa, and lectures and addresses on theological subjects.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 |Various
By the scripture, is understood the pentateuch, portions from the prophets, and Hagiographa.

Synopsis of Jewish History |Henry A. Henry

The book of Daniel is assigned in the Hebrew canon to the third division, called Hagiographa.

Companion to the Bible |E. P. Barrows

British Dictionary definitions for hagiographa

Hagiographa

/ (ˌhæɡɪˈɒɡrəfə) /

noun

the third of the three main parts into which the books of the Old Testament are divided in Jewish tradition (the other two parts being the Law and the Prophets), comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles Also called: Writings

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

Hagiographa

noun (used with a singular verb)

Origin of Hagiographa

Example sentences from the Web for hagiographa

British Dictionary definitions for hagiographa

noun