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Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)

by moshecohen90 · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by GitHub user moshecohen90

Read Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) verses & chapters in 10 languages, plus guided study plans.

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6 tools: 6 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http hebrew-bible https://hebrewbible.app/mcp

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

6 tools

Only reads 6Claude Code: allow
  • browse_subjectList study plans and articles for a subject or topic.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "browse_subject" says "browse": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List study plans and articles for a subject or topic. Pass a subject code from list_subjects (for example "parsha", "holidays", "tehillim", "stories"), or any topic tag (for example "jonah", "purim", "psalm 23"). Results are paginated; pass the returned cursor to get more.
  • get_chapterReturn the full text of a chapter (every verse) from the Hebrew Bible / Tanach.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_chapter" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the full text of a chapter (every verse) from the Hebrew Bible / Tanach. Use list_books first to get valid English book names; see the language enum for available languages.
  • get_planGet the full detail of one study plan: its title, description, total length, and the day-by-day study schedule (first 7 days shown).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_plan" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Get the full detail of one study plan: its title, description, total length, and the day-by-day study schedule (first 7 days shown). Pass a plan id from a browse_subject link (the final path segment, e.g. "jonah_and_the_whale").
  • get_verseReturn the text of one specific verse from the Hebrew Bible / Tanach, e.g.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_verse" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the text of one specific verse from the Hebrew Bible / Tanach, e.g. Genesis 1:1. Use list_books for valid English book names.
  • list_booksList every book available in this corpus with its English name, localized name, and the link to its first chapter.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_books" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List every book available in this corpus with its English name, localized name, and the link to its first chapter. Call this to discover valid book names for get_chapter / get_verse.
  • list_subjectsList the subjects (categories) you can browse, such as the Weekly Torah Portion, Holidays, Daily Study, Psalms (Tehillim), Bible Stories, and Characters.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_subjects" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List the subjects (categories) you can browse, such as the Weekly Torah Portion, Holidays, Daily Study, Psalms (Tehillim), Bible Stories, and Characters. Each returns a code to pass to browse_subject. Call this to discover what is available before browsing.

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http hebrew-bible https://hebrewbible.app/mcp

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__get_chapter",
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__get_verse",
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__list_books",
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__list_subjects",
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__browse_subject",
      "mcp__hebrew-bible__get_plan"
    ],
    "ask": [],
    "deny": []
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as hebrew-bible. Review it before you use it.