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Holofernes
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English
Etymology
From en la-lat Holofernēs, la Holophernēs, from en grc Ὀλοφέρνης, from en peo *Varufarnāh. Compare with grc Ὀροφέρνης.257de 2015 Manfred Hutter Iranisches Personennamenbuch 7B Iranische Personennamen in der Hebräischen Bibel Iranian Personal Names in the Hebrew Bible 38
Pronunciation
en /hɒləˈfɜːniːz/ UK
en /hɑːləˈfɝːniːz/ US
Proper noun
a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar, beheaded by Judith.
Translations
character in the Book of Judith
Armenian: hy Հողոփեռնես
Old Armenian: xcl Հողոփեռնէս
French: fr Holopherne
Greek:
Ancient Greek: grc Ὀλοφέρνης, grc Ὀροφέρνης
Italian: it Oloferne
Latin: la Holofernēs, la Holophernēs, la Olofernēs, la Olophernēs
Polish: pl Holofernes m
Russian: ru Олофе́рн
References
en Biblical characters
Tagalog
Etymology
tl es Holofernes, from tl la-lat Holofernēs, la Holophernēs, from tl grc Ὀλοφέρνης, from tl peo *Varufarnāh.
Pronunciation
+ Olofernes<hmp:Olofernes>
Proper noun
+ Olofernes
en Holofernes character in the Book of Judith
tl Ibinayubay ang ulo ni Holofernes ng taga-Bethulia sa isang gayang. The head of Holofernes was hung on a pike by the people of Bethulia.
See also
tl Olofernes
tl Biblical characters