Sirach

• Si., Sir. (abbreviations)

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪɹæk/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsʌɪɹak/

Sirach

1. A book of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox canon of the Old Testament, considered apocryphal by Protestants.

• Ben Sira
• Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach

• Charis, chairs, rachis

From the Ancient Greek Σειράχ (Seirákh).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsiː.rakʰ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsiː.rak]

Sīrach m (indeclinable)

1. Sirach (Shimon ben Yeshua ben Eliezer ben Sira)
   • 1526, Erasmus, Lingua‎^[1], page 194:

     Hinc Sirach ille ſapiẽs.

     Hence, Sirach is that sage.

• Ecclesiasticus