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bibel.

Bible; the collection of canonical scriptures of Christianity, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament

5 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/¹biː.bəl/[ˈbìː.bə̌l]
  1. Bible; the collection of canonical scriptures of Christianity, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament

    masculine
    Hun leser i Bibelen hver kveld.
  2. Bible; the collection of canonical scriptures of Christianity, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament a bible; a book, text or other work regarded as an absolute authority by a person or group

    figuratively · humorous · masculine
    Denne håndboka er blitt bibelen for mange entusiaster.
  3. a bible; a particular copy or edition of the Bible or a translation of it

    masculine
    Han kjøpte en ny bibel.
  4. a bible; a particular copy or edition of the Bible or a translation of it a tome; a thick, voluminous book

    masculine
    Rapporten ble en hel liten bibel.
Where this word comes from

Derived from Latin biblia (“the Bible; books”), originally a neuter plural and in Medieval Latin reanalysed as a feminine singular, from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), the plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book, scroll”), a diminutive of βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus; papyrus roll, book”). The latter is probably connected with Βύβλος (Búblos, “Byblos”), the Greek name of the Phoenician port of Gebal, an important point of export for papyrus to the Greek world. First attested in 1569 in Norwegian. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk bibel, Danish bibel, Swedish bibel, German Bibel, Dutch bijbel and English Bible.

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