Bibl'ye

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin biblia (book) (reinterpreted 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 Βύβλος (Búblos), the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material, from Phoenician 𐤂𐤁𐤋 (gbl /⁠Gebal⁠/).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Proper noun

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Bibl'ye f

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) Bible