Holofernes

English

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

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

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References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975), Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 257
  2. ^ 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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