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Ben Sira

noun
1.
An Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect).  Synonyms: Ecclesiasticus, Sirach, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach.





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"Ben Sira" Quotes from Famous Books



... story discussed in this essay is translated from the so-called "Alphabet of Ben Sira," the edition used being Steinschneider's (Alphabetum ...
— The Book of Delight and Other Papers • Israel Abrahams


Words linked to "Ben Sira" :   Apocrypha, sapiential book, wisdom literature, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, wisdom book, book


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