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German
Etymology
From Middle High German bibel, biblie, ultimately from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Bibel f (genitive Bibel, plural Bibeln)
- 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)
- Bible, bible
Synonyms
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 (plural Bibel-Bibel)
- 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.
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Bibel f (plural Bibelen)
- Bible, bible
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
Bibel
Bibel m (definite singular Bibelen, indefinite plural Bibler, definite plural Biblene)
- Bible, bible
Plautdietsch
Noun
Bibel m (plural Bäns)
- Bible