Bibelvers

Bible verse

noun BEE-bel-fairs Rare

Usage Note

Bibelvers is a numbered verse from the Bible. In German Protestantism, learning Bibelverse by heart (auswendig lernen) has been a traditional school and Sunday school practice. Verse references follow the format Johannes 3,16.

Examples

"Die Kinder lernten in der Sonntagsschule jeden Monat einen neuen Bibelvers."

Natural Translation

The children in Sunday school learned a new Bible verse every month.

Literal Translation

The children learned in the Sunday-school every month a new Bible-verse.

Related Words

Explore German by topic

GermanNow

Wo, Wohin, Woher: Three Ways to Say Where

German splits where into three: wo (location), wohin (destination), and woher (origin). Learn the wo vs wohin rule, the hin/her logic, and common mistakes.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

German Cases Explained Simply (4 Cases)

German has four cases, and each answers one question: wer, wen, wem, wessen. Learn nominative, accusative, dative, and genitive without drowning in charts.

June 5, 2026 6 min read

GermanNow

How Long Does It Take to Learn German? Real Timeline

How long to learn German? Conversational B1 takes ~6–12 months, fluent B2 about 1.5–2.5 years part-time. Here's an honest, hours-based timeline by CEFR level.

June 9, 2026 5 min read

GermanNow

How to Memorize German Vocabulary Fast

Memorize German vocabulary fast with a five-step workflow: drill the top 100 words, learn nouns with their article, color-code gender, and use spaced repetition

June 5, 2026 6 min read