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(Encyclopedia) AramaicAramaicârəmāˈĭk [key], language belonging to the West Semitic subdivision of the Semitic subfamily of the Afroasiatic family of languages (see Afroasiatic languages). At some…Syriac
(Encyclopedia) SyriacSyriacsērˈēăkˌ [key], late dialect of Aramaic, which is a West Semitic language (see Afroasiatic languages). The early Christians of Mesopotamia and Syria gave the Greek name…Targum
(Encyclopedia) TargumTargumtärˈgəm [key] [Aramaic,=translation], Aramaic paraphrase of the Hebrew Bible. When Aramaic replaced the Hebrew tongue among the Jews of Palestine and Babylon, interpreters…Ephphatha
(Encyclopedia) EphphathaEphphathaĕfˈəthə [key] [Aramaic,=be opened], in the Gospel of St. Mark, words addressed by Jesus to a deaf-mute as Jesus made him hear and speak. As elsewhere in Mark, the…Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
(Encyclopedia) Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?ēˈlī, lāˈmə sābăkˈthənī; āˈlē, läˈmä säbäkhˈthänē [key] or Eloi, Eloi, lama sabach-thani?Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?ēˈloi; āˈloi […Geshur
(Encyclopedia) GeshurGeshurgēˈshər [key] or GeshuriGeshurgĕshˈy&oomacr;rī, gĕshy&oomacr;ˈrī [key], in the Bible. 1 Small Aramaic kingdom that remained in the territory allotted to Manasseh.…mammon
(Encyclopedia) mammonmammonmămˈən [key], Aramaic term, meaning worldly riches, retained in the New Testament Greek. “Ye cannot serve God and mammon” is one of the most noted biblical strictures.Cephas
(Encyclopedia) CephasCephassēˈfəs [key], in the Gospels, Jesus' name for St. Peter. It is a transliteration of the Aramaic word for rock, and identical in meaning with “Peter” in Greek.Talitha cumi
(Encyclopedia) Talitha cumiTalitha cumitălˈĭthə ky&oomacr;ˈmī [key] [Aramaic,=maiden, arise], in the Gospel of St. Mark, the words said by Jesus to the daughter of the ruler of the synagogue as…Gollancz, Sir Hermann
(Encyclopedia) Gollancz, Sir HermannGollancz, Sir Hermanngŏlˈənts [key], 1852–1930, English rabbi and authority on Hebrew language and literature. He was professor of Hebrew (1902–24) at University…Trending
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