Dictionary of Abbreviations

© Wieslaw George Helon, 2002-2008

Abbreviation	Meaning
A ~ B ~ C ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ G ~ H ~ I ~ J ~ K ~ L ~ M ~ N ~ O ~ P ~ Q ~ R ~ S ~ T ~ V ~ W ~ Y ~ Z

~ A ~
Abbrev.	Abbreviation
Acts	Acts of the Apostles, NT
AD	Anni Domini Nostri Jesu Christi [In the Year of Our Lord Jesus Christ]
Amos	Book of the Prophet Amos, OT
Aram	Aramaic
ASV	American Standard Version Bible [1971]

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~ B ~
BC	Before Christ
BCE	Before Common, or Christian Era [Corresponding to BC]
BIB	Biblica: The Bible Atlas [2006]
BOE	The Book of Enoch the Prophet [1821/1995]
BOJ	The Book of Jasher [1613/1887]
BRO	The Lost Tribes, by R. Clayton Brough [1979]

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~ C ~
c.	Circa [Around]
CAE	Collins Australian Encyclopedia [1984]
CE	Common, or Christian Era [Corresponding to AD]
1 Chr	First Book of the Chronicles, OT
2 Chr	Second Book of the Chronicles, OT
CJB	Complete Jewish Bible [1998]
Col	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Colossians, NT
1 Cor	Saint Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians, NT
2 Cor	Saint Paul's Second Epistle to the Corinthians, NT
COT	Translation of The Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent [1941/1978]

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~ D ~
Dan	Book of the Prophet Daniel, OT
DAV	The Tribes, by Yair Davidiy [2004]
Deut	Fifth Book of Moses Called Deuteronomy, OT
DRB	Douay Rheims Bible [1609]

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~ E ~
Ecc	Book of Ecclesiastes, OT
e.g.	Lat ~ exempli gratia [for the sake of example]
Eph	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, NT
Esth	Book of Esther, OT
et al.	Lat ~ et alii [and other people]
Ex	Second Book of Moses Called Exodus, OT
Ezek	Book of the Prophet Ezekiel, OT
Ezra	Book of Ezra, OT

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~ F ~
FBE	The Forgotten Books of Eden [1927/1980]
FOR	Symbols, by Sandra Forty [2003]

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~ G ~
Gal	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians, NT
Gen	First Book of Moses Called Genesis, OT
GNB	Good News Bible [2000]
GPB	The Guideposts Parallel Bible [1987]

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~ H ~
Hab	Book of the Prophet Habakkuk, OT
Hag	Book of the Prophet Haggai, OT
Heb	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Hebrews, NT
Hebr	Hebrew
HER	The Histories of Herodotus of Halicarnassus [c. BC 440]
HJC	The Timechart History of Jewish Civilization/The History of the Jewish People [2006]
Hos	Book of the Prophet Hosea, OT
HPJ	Helon's Pilgrimage to Jerusalem [BC 109/1820]
HT	Hebrew [Masoretic] Text Transliterated

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~ I ~
IDB	Illustrated Dictionary of the Bible [1986]
i.e.	Lat ~ id est [that is]
ILB	The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English Bible [2005]
Is	Book of the Prophet Isaiah, OT

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~ J ~
Jas	Epistle from James, NT
Jer	Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, OT
Jn	Gospel According to Saint John, NT
1 Jn	First Epistle of John, NT
2 Jn	Second Epistle of John, NT
3 Jn	Third Epistle of John, NT
Job	Book of Job, OT
Joel	Book of the Prophet Joel, OT
Jon	Book of the Prophet Jonah, OT
JOS	Complete Works of Flavius Josephus [37-100 AD]
Josh	Book of Joshua, OT
JPS	Jewish Publication Society
JUB	The Book of Jubilees, or the Little Genesis [1917/2005]
Jude	Epistle from Jude, NT
Judg	Book of Judges, OT

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~ K ~
1 Kgs	First Book of the Kings, OT
2 Kgs	Second Book of the Kings, OT
KJV	King James Version Bible [1611]
KN	The Kebra Nagast [1922/1997]

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~ L ~
Lam	Book of Lamentations, OT
Lat	Latin
LBB	The Lost Books of the Bible [1820/1979]
Lev	Third Book of Moses Called Leviticus, OT
Lk	Gospel According to Saint Luke, NT
LVB	Latin Vulgate Bible: Biblia Sacra [c. 382-405 AD]
LXX	Greek Septuagint Bible [c. BC 300-100]

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~ M ~
Mal	Book of the Prophet Malachi, OT
Mic	Book of the Prophet Micah, OT
Mk	Gospel According to Saint Mark, NT
MRT	The Monthly Repository of Theology and General Literature
Mt	According to Saint Matthew, NT

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~ N ~
NAG	The Nag Hammadi Library [1988]
Nah	Book of the Prophet Nahum, OT
Neh	Book of Nehemiah, OT
NIV	Holy Bible New International Version Encyclopaedia Edition [2005]
NT	New Testament
Num	Fourth Book of Moses Called Numbers, OT

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~ O ~
Obad	Book of the Prophet Obadiah, OT
OT	Old Testament

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~ P ~
p.	Page Number
PAE	Pre-Adamic Era
PDR	Preserving the Dnipro River: Harmony, History and Rehabilitation, by Schevchuk, et al. [2005]
1 Pet	First Epistle from Peter, NT
2 Pet	Second Epistle from Peter, NT
Phil	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Philippians, NT
Phlm	Saint Paul's Epistle to Philemon, NT
pp.	Pages Numbered
Prov	Book of Proverbs, OT
Ps	Book of Psalms, OT

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~ Q ~
q.v.	Lat ~ quod vide [cross-reference]

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~ R ~
Rev	The Revelation to John, NT
Rom	Saint Paul's Epistle to the Romans, NT
Ruth	Book of Ruth, OT

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~ S ~
1 Sam	First Book of Samuel, OT
2 Sam	Second Book of Samuel, OT
SC	Strong's Complete Word Study Concordance [2004]
SFB	Scientific Facts in the Bible, by Ray Comfort [2001]
SLED	Smith's Latin-English Dictionary [1901]
Song	Song of Solomon, OT

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~ T ~
1 Thes	Saint Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians, NT
2 Thes	Saint Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, NT
1 Tim	Saint Paul's First Epistle to Timothy, NT
2 Tim	Saint Paul's Second Epistle to Timothy, NT
Tit	Saint Paul's Epistle to Titus, NT

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~ V ~
VED	Vine's Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words [1997]

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~ W ~
WB	Which Bible Should You Read, by Thomas A. Nelson [2001]
WEB	World English Bible [Began 1997]
WHA	The Wisdom in the Hebrew Alphabet, by Rabbi Michael L. Munk [2007]

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~ Y ~
YLT	Young’s Literal Translation Bible [1898]

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~ Z ~
Zech	Book of the Prophet Zechariah, OT
Zeph	Book of the Prophet Zephaniah, OT

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