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Chronicles
[ kron-i-kuhlz ]
noun
, (used with a singular verb)
- either of two books of the Old Testament, 1 Chronicles or 2 Chronicles. : 1 Chron., 2 Chron.
Chronicles
/ ˈkrɒnɪkəlz /
noun
- functioning as singular either of two historical books ( I and II Chronicles ) of the Old Testament
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Chronicles1
From Chronica, St. Jerome's translation of the Hebrew title of the book, Dibhrē Hayyāmīm, literally, “The words of, things of, matters of the Days,” equivalent to dibhrē, a plural form of dābhār + hayyāmīm, equivalent to hay-, a form of ha- “the” + yāmīm, plural of yōm; chronicle ( def )
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