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旧約聖書 (kyuuyakuseisho) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

旧きゅう約やく聖せい書しょ

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Meanings

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Refers to the first part of the Christian Bible, comprising the Hebrew scriptures.

旧きゅう約やく聖せい書しょには創そう世せい記きや出しゅつエジプト記きが含ふくま

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The Old Testament includes Genesis and Exodus.

Kanji

旧old times, old things, old friend
約promise, approximately, shrink
聖holy, saint, sage
書write

Related words

新しん約やく聖せい書しょ
新約聖書 is the New Testament, the second part of the Christian Bible.

Etymology

From 旧約 (old covenant) + 聖書 (scripture). A translation of the English 'Old Testament'.