Where did the name “The Bible” come from?

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Who called the Bible “The Bible” because the word “Bible” does not appear in the Bible.

2006-09-03 07:06:49 · 5 answers · asked by Brenda's World 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality

The word bible in both Hebrew ( תנ״ך - tanakh), and Greek (η Βίβλος - hē biblos), literally means "the book".

2006-09-03 07:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by rp_iowa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋

It's a Hebrew/Greek word that means "The book"

2006-09-03 14:13:53 · answer #2 · answered by Andy O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

biblios is Greek for book. liber is the Latin word for book.

2006-09-03 14:20:16 · answer #3 · answered by Nerdly Stud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hebrew

2006-09-03 14:10:09 · answer #4 · answered by jyd9999 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

derived from the latin - "biblios" or "book"...

2006-09-03 14:13:12 · answer #5 · answered by toyoyo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋