handbook vs bible

handbook and bible both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handbook	Yes	No	No	No
bible	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bible is a hyponym of handbook; that is, bible is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handbook:

handbook: a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
bible: a book regarded as authoritative in its field

Other hyponyms of handbook include manual, guide, guidebook, ready reckoner, reckoner.

handbook (noun)	bible (noun)
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location	a book regarded as authoritative in its field