About Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)
Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) is a public, no-auth MCP server and read API for browsing the Tanakh. It serves verses and chapters in Hebrew and 10 languages, along with guided study plans and links to canonical pages.
Key features
- 01Read verses and chapters in 10 languages
- 02Browse books and subjects
- 03Explore guided study plans
- 04Retrieve day-by-day plan schedules
- 05Canonical page links for citations
Use cases
- 01Read a Tanakh passage in a chosen language
- 02Browse study plans by subject
- 03Cite a verse or chapter from its canonical page
MCP support
Exposes tools to list books and subjects, retrieve verses and chapters in supported languages, and browse or retrieve study plans. Any MCP client can connect to its Streamable HTTP endpoint without authentication.
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://hebrewbible.app/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http moshecohen90-hebrew-bible https://hebrewbible.app/mcp{"mcpServers":{"moshecohen90-hebrew-bible":{"type":"http","url":"https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"moshecohen90-hebrew-bible":{"type":"http","url":"https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"moshecohen90-hebrew-bible":{"type":"http","url":"https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"moshecohen90-hebrew-bible":{"serverUrl":"https://hebrewbible.app/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
6| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| book | enum | Yes | English book name, e.g. "Genesis", "Psalms", "Isaiah".Genesis | Exodus | Leviticus | Numbers | Deuteronomy | Joshua | Judges | I Samuel | II Samuel | I Kings | II Kings | Isaiah | Jeremiah | Ezekiel | Hosea | Joel | Amos | Obadiah | Jonah | Micah | Nahum | Habakkuk | Zephaniah | Haggai | Zechariah | Malachi | Psalms | Proverbs | Job | Song of Songs | Ruth | Lamentations | Ecclesiastes | Esther | Daniel | Ezra | Nehemiah | I Chronicles | II Chronicles |
| chapter | integer | Yes | Chapter number (1-based). |
| language | enum | No | ISO language code (default "en"). Use "he" for Hebrew.en | he | fr | ru | de | it | pl | ko | es | pt | yi | id | tl |
Details
From the project READMEHebrew 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.
- 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 · Privacy: 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:
{
"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.
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