noun
an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
• Syn: ↑Ben Sira, ↑Ecclesiasticus, ↑Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑book
• Part Holonyms: ↑sapiential book, ↑wisdom book, ↑wisdom literature, ↑Apocrypha
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/suy"rak/, n. Son of
Jesus (def. 2).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.