Torah, Tehilim, Hebrew-English

Hebrew Bible, Five Books of Moses

The Torah (תּוֹרָה, literally "teaching") consists of five books, commonly referred to as the "Five Books of Moses".

In Hebrew, the five books of the Torah are identified by the first prominent word in each book.

Bereshit (בְּרֵאשִׁית, literally "In the beginning") - Genesis

Shemot (שִׁמוֹת, literally "Names") - Exodus

Vayikra (ויקרא, literally "And He called") - Leviticus

Bəmidbar (במדבר, literally "In the desert [of]") - Numbers

Devarim (דברים, literally "Things" or "Words") - Deuteronomy