Sirach

See also: sírách

English edit

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Alternative forms edit

Si., Sir. (abbreviations)

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪɹæk/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪɹak/

Proper noun edit

Sirach

A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

Synonyms edit

Translations edit

Ecclesiasticus — see Ecclesiasticus

Anagrams edit

Charis, chairs, rachis

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From the Ancient Greek Σειράχ (Seirákh).

Pronunciation edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.rakʰ/, [ˈs̠iːräkʰ]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.rak/, [ˈsiːräk]

Proper noun edit

Sīrach m (indeclinable)

Sirach (Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezer ben Sira)
- 1526, Erasmus, Lingua‎^[1], page 194:
  Hinc Sirach ille ſapiẽs.
  Hence, Sirach is that sage.

See also edit

Ecclesiasticus

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