Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)
Read Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) verses & chapters in 10 languages, plus guided study plans.
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About
Read Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) verses & chapters in 10 languages, plus guided study plans.
Details
- Kind
- MCP servers
- Topic
- No topic detected
- Publisher
- moshecohen90
- Origin
- official
- Category
- ferramentas
- Transport
- http
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Last push
- 2026-06-14T13:53:03Z
- Repository state
- ativo
- Added
- 2026-08-29 04:00:51
- Updated
- 2026-08-29 04:00:51
- Origin id
io.github.moshecohen90/hebrew-bible
README
# Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) MCP Server & API
A public, no-auth **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** server (and read API) for the
**Hebrew Bible / Tanakh** - the Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim. **Read Hebrew Bible
verses and chapters online in Hebrew and 10 languages**, and browse guided study
plans. Connect it to **Claude** or **ChatGPT** in one step. Served by
[hebrewbible.app](https://hebrewbible.app).
- **Endpoint:** `https://hebrewbible.app/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, JSON-RPC, no authentication)
- **Server card:** https://hebrewbible.app/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json
- **Agent skill:** https://hebrewbible.app/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json
- **Languages:** English, Hebrew (with nikud + cantillation), French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Italian, Polish, Korean
- **Docs:** [CONNECTOR.md](./CONNECTOR.md) · **Privacy:** [PRIVACY.md](./PRIVACY.md)
## Tools
| Tool | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `list_books` | List every book of the Tanakh with its English and localized name. |
| `get_chapter` | Return the full text of a chapter (every verse) in any supported language. |
| `get_verse` | Return one specific verse (e.g. Genesis 1:1) in any supported language. |
| `list_subjects` | List browseable subjects (Weekly Torah Portion, Holidays, Tehillim, Bible Stories, ...). |
| `browse_subject` | List study plans and articles for a subject or topic, paginated. |
| `get_plan` | Get a study plan's title, description, and day-by-day schedule. |
Every result links back to the canonical page on hebrewbible.app so answers can be cited.
## Connect
**Claude Desktop / Claude.ai** - add a custom connector with the URL `https://hebrewbible.app/mcp`.
**Cursor / VS Code / Cline** - add to your MCP config:
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"hebrew-bible": {
"url": "https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"
}
}
}
```
**Any MCP client** - point it at `https://hebrewbible.app/mcp` (Streamable HTTP transport).
## Example
> "What does Psalm 23 say, in Hebrew?"
The assistant calls `get_chapter(book="Psalms", chapter=23, language="he")` and cites
`https://hebrewbible.app/he/texts/Psalms.23`.
## About
Free to read; the biblical text and classical commentaries are in the public domain.
This repository contains only public metadata and documentation for the hosted MCP
server - there is no proprietary code here.
Keywords: Hebrew Bible MCP server, Bible MCP, Tanakh API, Hebrew Bible API,
read Hebrew Bible online, read Torah online, read Jewish Bible online, Tanakh,
Tanach, Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim, scripture, verses, chapters, Psalms, Tehillim,
parsha, study plans, Model Context Protocol, Claude, ChatGPT.