A Hebrew Bible manuscript is a handwritten copy of a portion of the text of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) made on papyrus, parchment, or paper, and written in the Hebrew language (some of the biblical text and notations may be in Aramaic).

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Like the nomadic nature of the life of Jewish individuals and communities, Hebrew manuscripts and documents traveled across countries and continents. These significant texts, reflecting the knowledge and culture of a people, eventually found haven in the halls of great libraries, and in the vaults of private collectors.

It has been estimated that there are about 60,000 manuscripts (codices) and about 200,000 fragments, most of which have come from the Cairo *Genizah (and a certain number from the Judean Desert). Documents and letters, some with accurate dates, have been preserved from the period of 500 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.

These manuscript copies are what we must rely on for the text of the Bible. The Hebrew text of the Bible has also been translated into many different languages including Greek, Latin, Aramaic as well as English.

Hebrew Manuscripts From Hebrewbooks.org. full text of many manuscripts in the library of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and Hebrew Union College. The manuscripts are browsable by title and available for download in pdf format.

For over five hundred years Cambridge University has been building up one of the world’s most important collections of Hebrew manuscripts. The University Library holds significant numbers of Bibles and biblical and talmudic commentaries, along with important halakhic, liturgical, poetic, philosophical, kabbalistic and scientific manuscripts.

The International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts [האוסף הבינלאומי של כתבי יד עבריים דיגיטליים or "Ktiv"] is a collection hosted at the National Library of Israel (NLI) that holds either originals, images, or micro-films of nearly 85-95% of the world's known Hebrew manuscripts.

The Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts collects copies of all Hebrew manuscripts which exist in public and private collections in Israel and around the world. In addition, the Library collection includes a wide variety of non-Hebrew manuscripts, primarily of European origin, dating from the 9th century onwards.

Ben-Gurion's vision is now moving into the digital age with “Ktiv: The International Collection of Digitized Hebrew Manuscripts”, a ground-breaking initiative to enable global centralized digital access to all existing Hebrew manuscripts.