(ne-vee-EMM) n. Prophets. Second main division of the Tanakh. The Nevi'im, or Hebrew prophetical books, are subdivided into two major parts: four books of the “Former” prophets and 15 books of the “Latter” prophets. Weekly readings are called Haftarah portions: Former Prophets Latter Prophets
Hebrew: n'viim. The second of the books of the Tanach, Prophets deals with the leaders of the Israelites in the period after Moses. Prophets contains: Joshua ( Yehoshua) Judges ( Shoftim) I Samuel ( Shmuel) II Samuel I Kings ( Melachim) II Kings Isaiah ( Yeshaia) Jeremiah ( Yeermeahu) Ezekial ( Yehezkal) Hosea Joel ( Yoel) Amos Obadiah ( Ovadyah) Jonah (Yonah) Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures