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Genesis
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genesis génesis Génesis Gênesis -genesis -génesis
English
Book of Genesis
Etymology
From en grc γένεσις creation, beginning, origin.
Pronunciation
en /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/ UK,US
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Genesis.wav Southern England
Proper noun
en Q9184en religion book of the bible The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
en Gen. abbreviation
en 08/02/2020 Faith Matters - The Cup and the Covenant - Wine and Catholicism w:Deutsche Welle https://web.archive.org/web/20231217100246/https://www.dw.com/en/faith-matters-the-cup-and-the-covenant-wine-and-catholicism/video-54405277 https://www.dw.com/en/faith-matters-the-cup-and-the-covenant-wine-and-catholicism/video-54405277 17 December 2023 Religion The Book of Genesis names Noah as the first winegrower. After rescuing humans and animals during the Great Flood he is said to have planted the first vines on Earth. 15 August 2026
en female Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Holonyms
en Books of Moses Old Testament Pentateuch Tanakh Torah
Related terms
en Genesiac Genesiacal genesis Genesitic
Translations
book of the Bible
Afrikaans: af Genesis
Albanian: sq Zanafilla
Amharic: am ኦሪት ዘፍጥረት
Arabic: ar تَكْوِين التَّكْوِين m, ar سِفْرُ اَلتَّكْوِين m, ar سِفْرُ الخَلِيقَة m
Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ f, aii ܣܸܦܪܵܐ ܕܒܪܝܼܬܵܐ m siprā d-brītā
Armenian: hy Ծննդոց
Asturian: ast Xénesis m
Basque: eu Hasiera
Belarusian: be Кні́га Быцця́ f, be Быццё n
Bengali: bn আদিপুস্তক
Breton: br Geneliezh f
Bulgarian: bg Битие n
Burmese: my ကမ္ဘာဦးကျမ်
Catalan: ca Gènesi
Cebuano: ceb Henesis
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 創世記 cong3 sai3 gei3, yue 創世紀 cong3 sai3 gei2 Catholic
Eastern Min: cdo 創世記 Cháung-sié-gé
Hakka: hak 創世記 Chhóng-sṳ-ki
Hokkien: nan-hbl 創世記 Chhòng-sè-kì, nan-hbl 創世紀 Chhòng-sè-kí Catholic
Mandarin: cmn 創世記 Chuàngshìjì, cmn 創世紀 Chuàngshìjì Catholic
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: zdj Mwanɗo c3
Corsican: co Gènesi
Czech: cs Genesis
Danish: da Første Mosebog
Dutch: nl Genesis
Esperanto: eo Genezo
Estonian: et 1. Moosese raamat
Faroese: fo Fyrsta Mósebók m
Fijian: fj Vakatekivu
Finnish: fi 1. Mooseksen kirja
French: fr Genèse f
Frisian:
West Frisian: fy Genesis
Galician: gl Xénese f
Georgian: ka დაბადებისა
German: de Genesis f, de 1. Buch Mose n das erste Buch Mose
Greek: el Γένεση f
Ancient Greek: grc Γένεσις f
Greenlandic: kl 1 Mosesi
Gujarati: gu ઉત્પત્તિ f
Hawaiian: haw Kinohi
Hebrew: he בְּרֵאשִׁית m b'reshít
Hindi: hi उत्पत्ति
Hungarian: hu Mózes első könyve
Icelandic: Fyrsta Mósebók is 1. Mósebók
Ido: io Genezo
Indonesian: id Kitab Kejadian, id Kejadian, id Genesis
Irish: ga Leabhar Gheineasas m, ga Geineasas m
Isoko: iso Emuhọ
Italian: it Genesi f
Japanese: ja 創世記 そうせいき, sōseiki
Jarai: jra Čơdơ̆ng Phŭn
Kannada: kn ಆದಿಕಾಂಡ
Kazakh: kk Жаратылыстың басталуы
Khmer: km លោកុប្បត្តិ
Konkani: kok उत्पती चें पुस्तक or kok Utpoti chem Pustok
Korean: ko 창세기(創世記)
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: ckb پەیدابوون
Lao: lo ປະຖົມມະການ
Latin: la Liber Genesis
Latvian: lv Radīšanas grāmata f, lv Pirmā Mozus grāmata f
Lavukaleve: lvk Genesis
Limburgish: li Genesis
Lithuanian: lt Pradžios knyga m
Lutuv: clt Sahruothuna
Macedonian: mk Би́тие
Makonde: kde Ntandiliko
Malay: ms Kejadian
Malayalam: ml ഉല്പത്തിപ്പുസ്തകം
Maltese: mt Ktieb il-Ġenesi
Manx: gv lioar Genesis m
Māori: mi Kenehi
Marathi: mr उत्पत्ति
Mirandese: mwl Génesis
Neapolitan: nap Genesi
Nepali: ne उत्पत्ति
Norwegian: no Første Mosebok
Nyamwanga: mwn Intaliko
Odia: or ଆଦିପୁସ୍ତକ
Persian: fa پیدایش peydâyeš
Polish: pl Genesis f, pl Księga Rodzaju f
Portuguese:
Brazilian Portuguese: pt Gênesis m
European Portuguese: pt Génesis m
Punjabi:
Gurmukhi: pa ਉਤਪਤ
Shahmukhi: pa پیدائش
Romanian: ro Geneza f, ro Facerea f
Russian: ru Кни́га Бытия́ f, ru Бытие́ n, ru пе́рвая кни́га Моисе́я f
Scots: sco Genesis
Scottish Gaelic: gd Genesis m
Serbo-Croatian: sh Knjiga Postanka
Sinhalese: si උත්පත්ති
Slovak: sk Genesis m
Slovene: sl Geneza
Spanish: es Génesis el Génesis
Swahili: sw Mwanzo c3
Swedish: sv Första Moseboken, sv Genesis
Tagalog: tl Samula, tl Henesis
Tajik: tg Хуруҷ
Tamil: ta ஆதியாகமம்
Telugu: te ఆదికాండము
Thai: th ปฐมกาล
Tumbuka: tum Mutendeko
Turkish: tr Yaratılış Kitabı
Ukrainian: uk Кни́га Буття́ f, uk Буття́ n
Urdu: ur پیدائش pedā'iś, ur کِتابِ پیدائش kitāb-e pedā'iś
Uzbek: uz Ibtido
Vietnamese: vi Sách Sáng thế (vi 冊創世), vi Sáng thế ký, vi Sáng thế kí (vi 創世記 Hani)
Waray-Waray: war Genesis
Welsh: cy Genesis m
Yiddish: yi בראשית m breyshes
Yoruba: yo Jẹ́nẹ́sísì, yo Gẹ́nẹ́sísì
Zealandic: zea Genesis
Anagrams
en eeginss Geisens Giesens seeings signees
en Sega
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
af LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-Genesis.wav
Proper noun
af biblical en Genesis
Related terms
af Gen.
af Books of the Bible
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
From nl dum genesis, from nl la Genesis, from nl grc γένεσις.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɣeː.nə.sɪs/
nl Nl-Genesis.ogg
nl Ge ne sis
Proper noun
f
en Genesis a book of the Hebrew Bible
nl Books of the Bible
French
Etymology
Borrowing from fr en Genesis
Pronunciation
Djénəsəse
Noun
m -
fr North America Sega Genesis
Synonyms
(Europe) fr Mega Drive
German
Pronunciation
de De-Genesis.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Genesis2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,Genesen
genesis
de Genese<g:f>
Declension
f,Genesen
Proper noun
f
de religion en Genesis the first book of the Bible
de erstes Buch Mose
Synonyms
de Gen (Gen.)
Further reading
de Books of the Bible
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id nl Genesis, from id dum genesis, from id la Genesis, from id grc γένεσις.
Pronunciation
Génésis
id genesis
Proper noun
id proper noun
id Genesis Q9184id religion Christianity book of the bible
id Kejadian
Further reading
Kankanaey
Pronunciation
jenesis henesis Ge.ne.sis
Proper noun
kne biblical en Genesis book of the Bible
kne Gen. abbreviation
Related terms
kne :Appendix:Books of the Bible (Kankanaey)
kne Books of the Bible
Latin
Etymology
la Genesis :der grc:Γένεσις + 1
Proper noun
Genesis<3> m
en Genesis, the first book of the Torah and the Bible.
Declension
Genesis<3>
See also
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :ubor la:Genesis + 1 geneza
Pronunciation
ge'ne.z-is Ge.ne.sis
Proper noun
f 1
en Genesis book of the Bible
pl Księga Rodzaju
Further reading
pl Books of the Bible
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Ghenesis
gd book of the bible en Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament
Coordinate terms
Slovak
Proper noun
m-in
sk religion en Genesis the first book of the Bible
sk Books of the Bible
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowing from es en Genesis
Pronunciation
Yénesis +
Noun
m -
es US Mexico Chile Sega Genesis
es Mega Drive<q:Spain, Philippines, Argentina, Uruguay>
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv Första Moseboken Genesis
Tagalog
Proper noun
Génesís,+ henesis
tl Henesis
Welsh
Etymology
cy la-lat Genesis, from cy grc γένεσις creation, beginning, origin.
Pronunciation
cy /ɡɛˈnɛsɪs/
Proper noun
m
cy biblical The Book of en Genesis
Coordinate terms
Mutation