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has gloss(noun) a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah"
book
lexicalizationeng: book
subclass of(noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
section, subdivision
has subclass(noun) a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
Epistle
Note: 19 other instance(s) ommited in the following list
has instance(noun) the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
Book of Genesis, Genesis
has instance(noun) the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
Exodus, Book of Exodus
has instance(noun) the third book of the Old Testament; contains Levitical law and ritual precedents
Book of Leviticus, Leviticus
has instance(noun) the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
Numbers, Book of Numbers
has instance(noun) the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law
Deuteronomy, Book of Deuteronomy
has instance(noun) a book in the Old Testament describing how Joshua led the Israelites into Canaan (the Promised Land) after the death of Moses
Book of Joshua, Joshua, Josue
has instance(noun) the first of two books in the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
I Samuel, 1 Samuel
has instance(noun) the second of two books of the Old Testament that tell of Saul and David
II Samuel, 2 Samuel
has instance(noun) the first of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel
I Kings, 1 Kings
has instance(noun) the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
1 Chronicles, I Chronicles
has instance(noun) the second of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC
II Chronicles, 2 Chronicles
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of 150 Psalms
Psalms, Book of Psalms
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
Proverbs, Book of Proverbs
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book consisting of a collection of love poems traditionally attributed to Solomon but actually written much later
Song of Songs, Song of Solomon, Canticles, Canticle of Canticles
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book consisting of Isaiah's prophecies
Isaiah, Book of Isaiah
has instance(noun) a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Book of Jeremiah
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book that tells of the apocalyptic visions and the experiences of Daniel in the court of Nebuchadnezzar
Book of Daniel, Book of the Prophet Daniel, Daniel
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book telling Amos's prophecies
Amos, Book of Amos
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
Book of Obadiah, Abdias, Obadiah
has instance(noun) a book in the Old Testament that tells the story of Jonah and the whale
Jonah, Book of Jonah
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Micah foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem
Micah, Book of Micah, Micheas
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Zephaniah which are concerned mainly with the approaching judgment by God upon the sinners of Judah
Book of Zephaniah, Zephaniah, Sophonias
has instance(noun) an Old Testament book telling the prophecies of Haggai which are concerned mainly with rebuilding the temples after the Babylonian Captivity
Aggeus, Book of Haggai, Haggai
has instance(noun) the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament
Mark, Gospel According to Mark
has instance(noun) one of the four Gospels in the New Testament; contains details of Jesus's birth and early life
Luke, Gospel According to Luke, Gospel of Luke
has instance(noun) a New Testament book describing the development of the early church from Christ's Ascension to Paul's sojourn at Rome
Acts of the Apostles, Acts
has instance(noun) the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the Apostle
Book of Revelation, Apocalypse, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, Revelation
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Esther
Additions to Esther
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Children
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Book of Susanna, Susanna
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
Bel and the Dragon
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book ascribed to Baruch
Baruch, Book of Baruch
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
Epistle of Jeremiah, Letter of Jeremiah
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book that was a popular novel for several centuries
Book of Tobit, Tobit
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book telling how Judith saved her people
Judith, Book of Judith
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting of a compilation from I Chronicles and II Chronicles and Ezra and Nehemiah
1 Esdras, I Esdra
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Ecclesiasticus, Ben Sira, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach, Sirach
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC
Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
1 Maccabees, I Maccabees
has instance(noun) an Apocryphal book describing the life of Judas Maccabaeus
II Maccabees, 2 Maccabees
Meaning
Aragonese
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Aymara
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Bavarian
lexicalizationbar: Buach
Welsh
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Modern Greek (1453-)
lexicalizationell: βιβλίο
Esperanto
lexicalizationepo: libro
Estonian
lexicalizationest: raamat
Ido
lexicalizationido: libro
Lithuanian
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Norwegian Bokmål
lexicalizationnob: bok
Occitan (post 1500)
lexicalizationoci: libre
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Piemontese
lexicalizationpms: lìber
Sardinian
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Serbian
lexicalizationsrp: књига
Spanish Sign Language
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Swahili (macrolanguage)
lexicalizationswa: kitabu
Kiswahili
lexicalizationswh: kitabu
Tajik
lexicalizationtgk: китоб
Turkish
lexicalizationtur: kitap
Eastern Yiddish
lexicalizationydd: בוך
Yucatec Maya
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part of(noun) the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
text, textual matter

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