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Sirach

Sirach

English

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Alternative forms

Si., Sir. abbreviations

Proper noun

Sirach

(biblical) Ecclesiasticus, a book of the Bible.

Synonyms

Translations

Ecclesiasticus — see Ecclesiasticus

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Σειράχ ‎(Seirákh).

Proper noun

Sīrach m ‎(indeclinable)

Sirach (Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezer ben Sira)
- 1526, Erasmus, Lingua, page 194:
  Hinc Sirach ille ſapiẽs.
  Hence, Sirach is that sage.

See also

Ecclesiasticus