bibel

Etymology

From Latin biblia (“a collection of books”), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːbəl/, [ˈb̥iːˀb̥əl]

Noun

bibel c (singular definite biblen or bibelen, plural indefinite bibler)

1. Bible (Christian holy book)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”)

Noun

bibel m (definite singular bibelen, indefinite plural bibler, definite plural biblene)

1. a bible (bound printed copy of the Bible; also used figuratively)

See also

• Bibelen

References

• “bibel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”)

Noun

bibel m (definite singular bibelen, indefinite plural biblar, definite plural biblane)

1. a bible (as above)

See also

• Bibelen

References

• “bibel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

bibel c

1. a Bible, a bible