Proper Name guide

1 Chronicles

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The first of the two Books of Chronicles and the thirteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 1 Chr, 1 Chron.

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the first of two Old Testament books telling the history of Judah and Israel until the return from the Babylonian Captivity in 536 BC

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: I Chronicles

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِفْر أَخْبَارِ الأَيَّامِ الأَوَّل (sifr ʔaḵbāri l-ʔayyāmi l-ʔawwal) — book of the Bible
  • Catalan: 1 Cròniques — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歷代志上 /历代志上 (lik6 doi6 zi3 soeng6) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 編年紀上 /编年纪上 (pin1 nin4 gei2 soeng6) — book of the Bible
  • Hakka Chinese: 歷代志上 /历代志上 (Li̍t-thoi-chṳ Song) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 歷代志上 /历代志上 (Le̍k-tāi-chì Siōng) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 歷代志錄上卷 /历代志录上卷 (Le̍k-tāi Chì-lio̍k Siōng-koán) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 編年紀上 /编年纪上 (Phian-liân-kí Siōng) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歷代志上 /历代志上 (Lìdàizhì Shàng) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 編年紀上 /编年纪上 (Biānniánjì Shàng) — book of the Bible
  • Finnish: Ensimmäinen aikakirja — book of the Bible
  • Finnish: 1. Aik. — book of the Bible
  • French: 1 Chroniques — book of the Bible
  • German: 1 Chronik — book of the Bible
  • Greek: Α ́ Παραλειπομένων — book of the Bible
  • Indonesian: 1 Tawarikh — book of the Bible
  • Irish: Céad Leabhar na gCroinicí — book of the Bible
  • Irish: 1 Croinicí — book of the Bible
  • Japanese: 歴代志上 (rekidaishi jō) — book of the Bible
  • Polish: Pierwsza Księga Kronik — book of the Bible
  • Romanian: 1 Cronici — book of the Bible
  • Romanian: Cartea întâi Paralipomena — book of the Bible
  • Russian: Пе́рвая книга Паралипомено́н (Pérvaja kniga Paralipomenón) — book of the Bible
  • Scottish Gaelic: 1 Eachdraidh — book of the Bible
  • Spanish: 1 Crónicas — book of the Bible
  • Swedish: Första Krönikeboken — book of the Bible
  • Tagalog: 1 Cronica — book of the Bible
  • Thai: ๑ พงศาวดาร — book of the Bible
  • Tumbuka: 1 Midauko — book of the Bible