Bibelforscher

German

Etymology

From Bibel (“Bible”) +‎ Forscher (“researcher”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈbiːbl̩ˌfɔʁʃɐ]
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  • Hyphenation: Bi‧bel‧for‧scher

Noun

Bibelforscher m (genitive Bibelforschers, plural Bibelforscher, female Bibelforscherin)

  1. scientist, expert or specialist in the field of Bible research (male or of unspecified sex)
    • 2001 August 29, Christoph Drösser: Stimmt′s?: Nadelprobe, in Die Zeit, no. 36, p. 23:
      Trotzdem gehen fast alle Bibelforscher davon aus, dass in der Urfassung des Matthäus- und des Lukasevangeliums das Wort Kamel steht.
      Still almost all Bible experts assume that in the original version of the St. Matthew′s and the St. Luke Gospel the word “camel” is written.
  2. (regional: Palatine) preacher, who quotes too many Biblical sayings in his sermons
  3. (regional: Southern Hessian) member of the sect called “Ernste Bibelforscher”
  4. (dated) Jehovah′s Witness
    • 2010 May 17th, Beate Wild (interviewer), Gabriele Hammermann (interviewed): “Alle Opfer gleich behandeln”, in Süddeutsche Zeitung (URL; retrieved October 6, 2015):
      Neben den jüdischen gab es etwa die politischen Häftlinge sowie Sinti und Roma, Berufsverbrecher, Bibelforscher, Homosexuelle.
      Aside from the Jewish prisoners there were for instance the political ones as well as Sinti and Roma, professional criminals, Jehovah′s Witnesses, homosexuals.

Declension
Declension of Bibelforscher
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bibelforscher die Bibelforscher
genitive eines des Bibelforschers der Bibelforscher
dative einem dem Bibelforscher den Bibelforschern
accusative einen den Bibelforscher die Bibelforscher

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