bible

Etymology
From, from Middle  (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural ), from , plural of , originally a diminutive of , from  (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).

Old English used (from βιβλιοθήκη) and  (> English ) for "the Scriptures".

Noun

 * 1)  A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
 * 2)  A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
 * : a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
 * 1)  A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
 * 2) Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
 * 3)  The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
 * 1)  A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
 * : a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
 * 1)  A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
 * 2) Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
 * 3)  The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
 * 1)  A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
 * 2) Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
 * 3)  The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
 * 1)  The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.
 * 1)  The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: bybel
 * Albanian: Bibël
 * Azerbaijani: bible
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: Biblio
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: ,
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: biblia
 * Irish: bíobla
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: ,
 * Latvian: Bībele
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: би́блија
 * Malay: Alkitab
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Библија, Свето Писмо
 * Roman:, Sveto Pismo
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: คัมภีร์ไบเบิล
 * Turkish:
 * Welsh:

Etymology
, from.

Proper noun

 * 1) Bible

Noun

 * 1) bible (comprehensive text)

Etymology
From, from , from ), from.

Proper noun

 * 1) The Bible Christian holy book; a copy of the Bible.
 * 2)  The Koran Muslim holy book.

Noun

 * 1) Any book that is of extensive length.
 * 2) A compendium, collection, or storehouse of books.