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# biblical

adjective (biblical)

«biblical» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Bible) To do with the Bible or found in the Bible, like biblical stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#m1)
2. (informal) Very great or huge, like a flood in the Bible ("rain of biblical proportions"). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in religious education (biblical stories, biblical times) and, as a joke or exaggeration, in everyday life ("the flood was biblical"). It tells the reader about the Bible or about something enormous. Phrases: biblical times, biblical story, of biblical proportions.

### Examples

- We read the biblical story of Noah's Ark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x1)
- In biblical times people travelled by donkey and on foot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x2)
- The rain was of biblical proportions; the whole street flooded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x3)
- The play was based on a biblical story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x4)
- Many famous paintings show biblical scenes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x5)
- My dad's beard is getting biblical! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x6)
- The vicar explained the biblical meaning of the parable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x7)
- From thence I have resuscitated Biblical history. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/#x8)

### Note

Usually written with a small b, though "Bible" has a capital B. Pronounced BIB-li-cal. The informal meaning of "huge" is a joke; context tells you which meaning is meant.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in religious education (biblical stories, biblical times) and, as a joke or exaggeration, in everyday life ("the flood was biblical"). It tells the reader about the Bible or about something enormous. Phrases: biblical times, biblical story, of biblical proportions.

### Examples

- other Biblical form of Holy mysterious animal, as given in I. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/biblical/#x1)
- Author of the "Guide for Rational Inquiries into the Biblical Scriptures," "Toms des Morgenlandes," Translator of "Nathan the Wise" from the German, etc., etc., etc. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/biblical/#x2)
- Wind is of course the herald of the storm, the Biblical symbol par excellence of the divine theophany, making wind a potent symbol of divine imminence. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/biblical/#x3)

### Note

Usually written with a small b, though "Bible" has a capital B. Pronounced BIB-li-cal. The informal meaning of "huge" is a joke; context tells you which meaning is meant.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «biblical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/biblical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«biblical» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/biblical.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «biblical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/biblical/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«biblical» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/biblical.html) on Mova free.