Sirach

noun

Si·rach ˈsī-rak

also

sə-ˈräk

: a didactic book of the Roman Catholic canon of the Old Testament see Bible Table

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Examples of these Apocryphal books include Judith, Sirach and the First and Second Books of Maccabees. — Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026

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Greek Seirach

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1812, in the meaning defined above

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