Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
число зверя
English translation:
the Number of the Beast
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Feb 2, 2004 23:14
20 yrs ago
Russian term
Reliability and Experience
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 5 more.
число зверя
Russian to English
Other
Religion
пресловутые три шестерки, которых все так побаиваются
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +14 | the number of the Beast |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +3 | Mark of the beast |
Roy Cochrun
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| 5 | SIGN OF THE BEAST |
riga
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| 4 | Apocalypse Number, |
protolmach
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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38
Russian term (edited):
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the number of the Beast
Ref. 1:
666, The Number of the Beast
... Scholars generally agree that the "man of sin" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 is the same
entity described in Revelation as the beast whose number is 666, the "little ...
Ref. 2:
The Number of the Beast
... which suggests that it might be worthwile to explore the double-wide-beast number
(666666). Besides the obvious 666666 = 1001 x 666, Patrick De Geest points ...
Description: Some numerical properties of the number 666 by Mike Keith.
Category: Science > Math > Recreations > Specific Numbers
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Note added at 3 hrs 17 mins (2004-02-03 02:31:48 GMT)
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As Yuri points out below, Robert Heinlein wrote a book called \"The Number of the Beast\".
Robert Heinlein: The Number of the Beast
... As Heinlein got older, his books became more self-indulgent; Number of the Beast
is interesting when tracing his development as a writer because it marks out ...
www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6422/rev0576.html
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Note added at 4 hrs 29 mins (2004-02-03 03:44:17 GMT)
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The actual passage in the Bible, in the Book of Revelation (also knwn as the Apocalypse) Chapter 13, Verse 18, in the King James Authorised version, is:
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
666, The Number of the Beast
... Scholars generally agree that the "man of sin" in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 is the same
entity described in Revelation as the beast whose number is 666, the "little ...
Ref. 2:
The Number of the Beast
... which suggests that it might be worthwile to explore the double-wide-beast number
(666666). Besides the obvious 666666 = 1001 x 666, Patrick De Geest points ...
Description: Some numerical properties of the number 666 by Mike Keith.
Category: Science > Math > Recreations > Specific Numbers
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Note added at 3 hrs 17 mins (2004-02-03 02:31:48 GMT)
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As Yuri points out below, Robert Heinlein wrote a book called \"The Number of the Beast\".
Robert Heinlein: The Number of the Beast
... As Heinlein got older, his books became more self-indulgent; Number of the Beast
is interesting when tracing his development as a writer because it marks out ...
www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/6422/rev0576.html
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Note added at 4 hrs 29 mins (2004-02-03 03:44:17 GMT)
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The actual passage in the Bible, in the Book of Revelation (also knwn as the Apocalypse) Chapter 13, Verse 18, in the King James Authorised version, is:
Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast; for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.
Peer comment(s):
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Galina Blankenship
: "the beast number" rather
4 mins
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No, "The Number of the Beast" is better here. Sounds more formal, Biblical (It comes from the Book of Revelation).
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| agree |
Kateryna Osokine
6 mins
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| agree |
Сергей Лузан
: с Galina Stoletni
7 mins
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Спасибо, а я не с Галиной.
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| agree |
Elena Ivaniushina
: the Number of the Beast
11 mins
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Thank you
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| agree |
kire (X)
32 mins
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| agree |
Alexandra Tussing
46 mins
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| agree |
Yuri Geifman
: wasn't there a Heinlein book with that title?
1 hr
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It seems there was. I hadn't heard of it but looked it up on Google. See added note above.
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Irene N
1 hr
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| agree |
Mark Vaintroub
1 hr
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| agree |
GaryG
: 666; FYI 668 is the next-door neighbor of the Beast :-)
3 hrs
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So I guess his other next-door neighbour must be 664.
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| agree |
Vladimir Dubisskiy
3 hrs
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| agree |
Vladimir Pochinov
4 hrs
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| agree |
olganet
6 hrs
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| agree |
Kirill Semenov
: I remember the expression since my youth -- it is the title of a classic album of Iron Maiden rock group :) Decided to add it due to the revived forum topic :) http://www.proz.com/topic/18014?start=15
209 days
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Thanks for the late agree. I'd forgotten all about this one!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Jack! With your help I have learnt a lot about this topic:)
Thanks a lot to everybody! It"s a pity that IreneN has arrived too late:("
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protolmach
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
Conveying ideas behind words
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English
Russian term (edited):
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Apocalypse Number,
Apocalypse Number, A number having 666 digits (where 666 is the beast number) is called an apocalypse number.
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-02-02 23:20:17 GMT)
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www.chez.com
www.wschnei.de
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-02-02 23:20:17 GMT)
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www.chez.com
www.wschnei.de
+3
6 mins
Mark of the beast
In U.S. English, anyhow.
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Note added at 2004-02-02 23:24:48 (GMT)
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www.greaterthings.com/Word-Number/666/
www.evangelicaloutreach.org/markbeas.htm
www.tldm.org/News4/MarkoftheBeast.htm
And many more...
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Note added at 2004-02-02 23:24:48 (GMT)
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www.greaterthings.com/Word-Number/666/
www.evangelicaloutreach.org/markbeas.htm
www.tldm.org/News4/MarkoftheBeast.htm
And many more...
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
: Found this too in searching Google.
4 mins
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| neutral |
Kateryna Osokine
: isn't there both a "mark" and a "number"? Seems like the barcode is considered "the mark" :)
10 mins
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There are over 73,000 hits for "mark of the beast" (in quotes) on Google.
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Сергей Лузан
: I'd rather consider your version when translated back smth like "метка/(отметина) зверя". Just my opinion. By the way, Jack can be very persuasive. Presumably ' of the' keeps Biblical style here.
1 hr
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kipruss3
: "mark of the beast" is the more common term in Protestant understanding..
3 hrs
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1 hr
SIGN OF THE BEAST
according to a native speaker...
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