Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en bibel

bible

Meaning

bible

In Swedish: kristendomens viktigaste bok

Forms

Forms of bibel
Singular, indefiniteen bibel
Singular, definitebibeln
Plural, indefinitebiblar
Plural, definitebiblarna

bibel is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bibel, den stora bibeln. Check another noun

Practise bibel

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Is it en bibel or ett bibel?

bibel in a sentence

  • boken betraktades länge som jazzälskarens bibel
    the book was long considered the jazz-lover's bible
  • Hon hittade en gammal bibel på vinden.
    She found an old Bible in the attic.
  • Hans bok är en bibel för kropssbyggare.
    His book is a bible for bodybuilders.

Words built with bibel

  • bibelsprängd well versed in the Scriptures

Questions

What does bibel mean in English?

bibel means “bible”.

Is it en bibel or ett bibel?

It is en bibel, and “the bible” is bibeln.

What is the plural of bibel?

The plural of bibel is biblar, and the definite plural is biblarna.

Origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek τὰ βιβλία (tà biblía, “the books”).

Nearby common words

bibel is number 2,570 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 2,566beundra admire
  • 2,567datum date
  • 2,568bryt slang translation of the English noun break, based on the verb bryta, corresponding to various Swedish nouns ending in -brott.
  • 2,569batteri battery, rhythm section
  • 2,571oftast in most cases
  • 2,572lukt smell, odour
  • 2,573cent cent; a subunit of currency
  • 2,574återkomma return
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