Signs for books of the Jewish and Christian Bibles

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Created 9/2/1998

EXPLANATION OF THE GLOSSING SYSTEM
(to understand how I describe the signs on this page).

Here are some suggestions, using standard abbreviations, some name signs
that are in existence, and educated guesses of what's reasonable.

Tahnach [Jewish Bible], Old Testament

Genesis [Heb. Breishis, Breishit(h)]
G-E-N.

Exodus [Heb. Sh'mos, Sh'mot(h)]
E-X-O-D.

Leviticus [Heb. V'yikra]
L-E-V.

Numbers [Heb. B'midbar]
N-U-M.

Deuternomy [Heb. D'varim]
D-E-U-T.

Joshua [Heb. Yehoshua]
J-O-S-H.

Judges [Heb. Shof'tim]
J-U-D-G.

Ruth [Heb. Rus, Rut(h)]
R-U-T-H.

I (or 1) Samuel [Heb. Shmuel Aleph]
FIRST S-A.

II (or 2) Samuel [Heb. Shmuel Beis or Beit]
SECOND S-A.

I (or 1) Kings [Heb. M'lachim Aleph]
(1) FIRST K-I or FIRST BOOK KING. (2) FIRST BOOK KING INDEX-LIST-ON-HAND.

II (or 2) Kings [Heb. M'lachim Beis or Beit]
(1) SECOND K-I or SECOND BOOK KING+. (2) SECOND BOOK KING INDEX-LIST-ON-HAND.

I (or 1) Chronicles [Heb. Divrei HaYamim Aleph]
FIRST C-H.

II (or 2) Chronicles [Heb. Divrei HaYamim Beis or Beit]
SECOND C-H.

Ezra [Heb. Ezra]
E-Z-R-A.

Nehemiah [Heb. Nechemyah]
N-E-H.

Esther [Heb. Ester]
(1) E-S-T-H. (2) E-QUEEN.

Job [Heb. Iyyov]
J-O-B.

Psalms [Heb. T'hillim]
P-S-A or P-SONG.

Proverbs [Heb. Mishlei]
P-R-O-V.

Ecclesiastes [Heb. Koheles, Kohelet(h)]
E-C-C-L.

Song of Songs [Heb. Shir HaShirim]
S-O-N-G.

Isaiah [Heb. Yishayahu]
I-S-A.

Jeremiah [Heb. Yermiyahu]
J-E-R.

Lamentations [Heb. Eichah]
L-A-M.

Ezekiel [Heb. Y'chezkel]
E-Z-E.

Daniel [Heb. Daniel]
D-A-N.

Hosea [Heb. Hoshea]
H-O-S.

Joel [Heb. Yoel]
J-O-E-L.

Amos [Heb. Amos]
A-M-O-S.

Obadiah [Heb. Ovadiah]
O-B-A-D.

Jonah [Heb. Yonah]
J-O-N.

Micah [Heb. Mikah]
M-I-C.

Nahum [Heb. Nachum]
N-A-H.

Habakkuk [Heb. Chavakuk]
H-A-B.

Zephaniah [Heb. Tzefaniah]
Z-E-P-H.

Haggai [Heb. Chagai, Chagei]
H-A-G.

Zechariah [Heb. Zechariah]
Z-E-C-H.

Malachi [Heb. Malachi]
M-A-L.

New Testament [Christian Bible]

Matthew
M-A-T-T.

Mark
M-A-R-K.

Luke
L-U-K-E.

John
J-O-H-N.

Acts
A-C-T-S.

Romans
R-O-M.

I (or 1) Corinthians
FIRST C-O.

II (or 2) Corinthians
SECOND C-O.

Galatians
G-A-L.

Ephesians
E-P-H.

Philippians
P-H-I-L.

Colossians
C-O-L.

I (or 1) Thessalonians
FIRST T-H.

II (or 2) Thessalonians
SECOND T-H.

I (or 1) Timothy
FIRST T-I-M.

II (or 2) Timothy
SECOND T-I-M.

Titus
T-I-T-U-S.

Philemon
P-H-M.

Hebrews
H-E-B.

James
J-A-S.

I (or 1) Peter
(1) FIRST P-E. (2) FIRST P-STONE.

II (or 2) Peter
(1) SECOND P-E. (2) SECOND P-STONE.

I (or 1) John
FIRST J-O.

II (or 2) John
SECOND J-O.

III (or 3) John
THIRD J-O.

Jude
J-U-D-E.

Revelations
R-E-V.

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