Bibelforscher

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbiːbl̩ˌfɔʁʃɐ]

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• Hyphenation: Bi‧bel‧for‧scher

Noun

Bibelforscher m (strong, genitive Bibelforschers, plural Bibelforscher, feminine Bibelforscherin)

1. scientist, expert or specialist in the field of Bible research (male or of unspecified gender)
   • 2001 August 29, Christoph Drösser, “Stimmt′s?: Nadelprobe”, in Die Zeit, number 36, page 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

	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

Declension of Bibelforscher [masculine, strong]

Further reading

• “Bibelforscher” in Duden online
• “Bibelforscher” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Bibelforscher” in Pfälzisches Wörterbuch
• “Bibelforscher” in Südhessisches Wörterbuch
• “Bibelforscher” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon