Bibel

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bibel, biblie, ultimately from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”). Doublet of Fibel. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbiːbl̩], [ˈbiːbəl] === Noun === Bibel f (genitive Bibel, plural Bibeln) Bible, bible Synonyms: Heilige Schrift, Buch der Bücher ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== biblio- Bibliothek Bibliographie biblisch === See also === Bibeleskäs, Bibeleskäse (quark (cheese)) === Further reading === “Bibel” in Duden online “Bibel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == German Low German == === Noun === Bibel f (plural Bibels) Bible, bible ==== Synonyms ==== Gottswoord == 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 === “Bibel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Luxembourgish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbi(ː)bel/, [ˈbi(ː)bəl] === 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