Holofernes
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin Holofernēs, Holophernēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), from Old Persian *Varufarnāh. Compare with Ancient Greek Ὀροφέρνης (Orophérnēs).[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Holofernes
- a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar, beheaded by Judith.
Translations
[edit]character in the Book of Judith
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References
[edit]- ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 257
- ^ Manfred Hutter (2015) Iranische Personennamen in der Hebräischen Bibel (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 7B, page 38