"Ancient of Days" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Ancient of Days [canonical]
Etymology: Calque of Biblical Hebrew עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|hbo|עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙}} Calque of Biblical Hebrew עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Ancient of Days}} the Ancient of Days
  1. (Christianity, biblical) God, as the One who existed before the beginning of time. Translations (God): Παλαιὸς τῶν ἡμερῶν (Palaiòs tôn hēmerôn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), قديم الأيام [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), 亙古常在者 /亘古常在者 (gèngǔ chángzài zhě) (Chinese Mandarin), Ancien des jours [masculine] (French), Παλαιός των Ημερών (Palaiós ton Imerón) [masculine] (Greek), עַתִּיק יֹומִין (ʿatīq yōmīn) (Hebrew), Antico dei giorni [masculine] (Italian), 옛적부터 항상 계신 이 (yetjeokbuteo hangsang gyesin i) (Korean), Antiquus dierum [masculine] (Latin), Ве́тхїй де́нми (Vétxij dénmi) [masculine] (Old Church Slavonic), Ве́тхий де́нми (Vétxij dénmi) [masculine] (Russian)
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