Bibel

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiːbl̩], [ˈbiːbəl]

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Bibel f (genitive Bibel, plural Bibeln)

1. Bible, bible

   Synonym: (Holy Scripture) Heilige Schrift

• Buch der Bücher (Book of Books)

• biblio-
• Bibliothek
• Bibliographie
• biblisch

• Bibeleskäs, Bibeleskäse (quark (cheese))

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

Bibel f (plural Bibels)

1. Bible, bible

• Gottswoord

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).

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

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

1. Bible, bible

   Synonym: Alkitab

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.

• “Bibel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi(ː)bel/, [ˈbi(ː)bəl]

Bibel f (plural Bibelen)

1. Bible, bible

Bibel

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

1. Bible, bible

Bibel m (plural Bäns)

1. Bible