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Bibelen
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bibelen
Danish
Alternative forms
da Biblen
Proper noun
The Bible
Luxembourgish
Noun
lb noun form
lb Bibel
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Bibelen
thumb|Christian III's Bible, the first complete Danish translation, printed in Copenhagen in 1550.
Etymology
From the definite singular of nb bibel Bible; bible, capitalized as the conventional name of the Christian scriptures. For the deeper etymology, see nb bibel.
Pronunciation
nb /¹biː.bələn/ [ˈbìː.bə.lə̌n]
nb iːbələn 3
nb bibelen
nb Bi be len
Proper noun
nb proper noun
the Bible; the collection of sacred texts regarded as canonical in Christianity, comprising the Old Testament and the New Testament
nb Det står i Bibelen. It says so in the Bible.
nb 2004 Vibeke Løkkeberg Brev til himmelen hun tenkte på Pirellis bok og hun tenkte på Bibelen she thought of Pirelli's book and she thought of the Bible
Usage notes
nb Bibelen is written with a capital B when referring to the religious scripture as a name. Lowercase nb bibel is used for an individual copy or edition and in figurative uses; lowercase nb bibelen is likewise used when referring to a particular copy, as in lese i bibelen sin (“to read one's bible”).
See also
nb bibel Bible; bible; copy of the Bible
References
bibel
bibel
https://sprakradet.no/godt-og-korrekt-sprak/rettskriving-og-grammatikk/stor-eller-liten-forbokstav/ Stor eller liten forbokstav Språkrådet 31 August 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261008141311/https://sprakradet.no/godt-og-korrekt-sprak/rettskriving-og-grammatikk/stor-eller-liten-forbokstav/ 8 October 2026
Anagrams
nb bbeeiln biblene
nb Bible Books
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Proper noun
nn proper noun
the Bible.
See also
nn bibel