Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)

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.

• 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.

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