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    3. 旧約

    旧約

    旧きゅう約やく

    old promise

    KMT9News #29+1Ref L2NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    きゅうやく

    Noun

    1.
    old promise, old agreement, old covenant
    2.
    Old Testament
    abbreviation

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    聖せい書しょには旧きゅう約やくと新しん約やくがあります。

    The Bible has the Old Testament and the New Testament.

    KMT6Religion & Philosophy
    旧きゅう約やく聖せい書しょは、ユダヤ教きょうとキリスト教きょうの聖せい典てんの一いち部ぶです。

    The Old Testament is a part of the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    旧きゅう約やくの預よ言げん者しゃたちは、神かみの言こと葉ばを人ひと々びとに伝つたえた。

    The prophets of the Old Testament conveyed God's words to the people.

    KMT9Religion & Philosophy
    彼かれは旧きゅう約やく聖せい書しょの研けん究きゅうに生しょう涯がいを捧ささげた。

    He dedicated his life to the study of the Old Testament.

    KMT9Religion & PhilosophyEducation
    旧きゅう約やくの物ものが語たりは、多おおくの芸げい術じゅつ作さく品ひんや文ぶん学がく作さく品ひんに影えい響きょうを与あたえてきた。

    The stories of the Old Testament have influenced many works of art and literature.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyArt & DesignLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    旧
    ふる.い・もと…(1)
    old times・old things・old friend・former・ex-
    約
    つづ.まる・つづ.める・つづま.やか…(1)
    promise・approximately・shrink
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