Bibel

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German bibel, biblie, ultimately from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, books).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bibel f (genitive Bibel, plural Bibeln)

  1. Bible, bible
    Synonym: (Holy Scripture) Heilige Schrift

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Further reading

  • Bibel” in Duden online
  • Bibel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

German Low German

Noun

Bibel f (plural Bibels)

  1. Bible, bible

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch Bijbel (Bible), from Latin Biblia, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, books), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, small book), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, book), from βύβλος (búblos, papyrus) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbi.bəl/
  • Hyphenation: Bi‧bêl

Noun

bibêl (first-person possessive Bibelku, second-person possessive Bibelmu, third-person possessive Bibelnya)

  1. Bible, bible
    Synonym: Alkitab

Usage notes

Although Alkitab and Bibel are synonymous, the usages are different. Most Christian denominations prefer to refer to the Bible as Alkitab, while Bibel may have a negative interpretation as it is used to discredit it.

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Luxembourgish

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Noun

Bibel f (plural Bibelen)

  1. Bible, bible

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Bibel

Bibel m (definite singular Bibelen, indefinite plural Bibler, definite plural Biblene)

  1. Bible, bible

Plautdietsch

Noun

Bibel m (plural Bäns)

  1. Bible