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Holofernes

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Holofernes

Etymology

From Late Latin Holofernēs, Holophernēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), from Old Persian *Varufarnāh. Compare with Ancient Greek Ὀροφέρνης (Orophérnēs).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hɒləˈfɜːniːz/
(US) IPA^(key): /hɑːləˈfɝːniːz/

Proper noun

Holofernes

a character in the deuterocanonical Book of Judith, an invading general of Nebuchadnezzar, beheaded by Judith.

Translations

character in the Book of Judith

Armenian: Հողոփեռնես (Hoġopʻeṙnes)
Old Armenian: Հողոփեռնէս (Hołopʻeṙnēs)
French: Holopherne
Greek:
Ancient: Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), Ὀροφέρνης (Orophérnēs)
Italian: Oloferne
Latin: Holofernēs, Holophernēs, Olofernēs, Olophernēs
Polish: Holofernes (pl) m
Russian: Олофе́рн (ru) (Oloférn)

References

^ 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 [Iranian Personal Names in the Hebrew Bible] (Iranisches Personennamenbuch) (in German), volume 7B, page 38

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