Bible

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaɪbəl/ Rhymes: -aɪbəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), 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). Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (whence English writs) for "the Scriptures". ==== Proper noun ==== the Bible (plural Bibles) The main religious text in Christianity. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Bible. The Jewish holy book that was largely incorporated into the Christian Bible. The analogous holy book of another religion or belief. ===== Alternative forms ===== The Bible (rare) ===== Synonyms ===== (Christian religious text): Christian Bible, Holy Bible, Good Book, Book, word of life (Jewish religious text): Tanakh, Tanach, Jewish Bible, Hebrew Bible, (loosely) Old Testament (other religious text): bible ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Bengali: বাইবেল (baibel) → Hindi: बाइबिल (bāibil) → Urdu: بائبل (bāibil) → Sora: baibol ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Bible (plural Bibles) A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts. ===== Alternative forms ===== (specific version or copy): bible ==== See also ==== Bible on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel. ==== Proper noun ==== Bible A surname originating as a matronymic. == Czech == === Alternative forms === bible === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbɪblɛ] === Proper noun === Bible f (relational adjective biblický) the Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “Bible”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) “bible”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “Bible”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 == French == === Etymology === From Latin biblia, from Ancient Greek τά βιβλία (tá biblía, literally “the books”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bibl/ === Proper noun === Bible f the Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments) == Middle English == === Proper noun === Bible alternative form of bible == Middle French == === Proper noun === Bible f The Bible (The Christian holy book; the Old and New Testaments)