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Ketuvim

In Judaism, collective term for the books of the Hebrew Bible, excluding those of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) and the Nevi'im (the books of the prophets). The Ketuvim include Proverbs, Job, Psalms, and the five megillot (books such as Esther and Ruth).
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