# bible

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbaɪbəl/ · frequency rank #2,775

## Definitions
1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).
2. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”).
3. A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
4. A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.
5. Ellipsis of pitch bible.
6. A binder containing copies of the most important documents for a particular matter.
7. Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
8. A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
9. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants
10. The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

## Etymology
From Middle English bible, from Middle Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos which exported this writing material).
Old English used biblioþēce (from βιβλιοθήκη) and ġewritu (> English writs) for "the Scriptures".

## Easily confused with
- **BLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-ble)
- **bill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bill)
- **bike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bike)
- **bite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bite)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bile)
- **Biel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-biel)
- **bide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bide)
- **bills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bills)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-billy)
- **binge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-binge)
- **Boyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-boyle)
- **bribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bribe)
- **bugle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bugle)
- **biome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-biome)
- **bilge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bilge)
- **bubble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bubble)
- **billed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-billed)
- **Billie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-billie)
- **bumble** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bumble)
- **bridle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-bridle)

## Common misspellings (8)
`bable`, `bbible`, `bbile`, `bibble`, `bibel`, `biblle`, `bilbe`, `ibble`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bible