ארם

Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑrɑm/

Proper noun

ארם • (aram)

  1. (biblical) Aram (son of Shem)
  2. a male given name
  3. (biblical) Aram (a historical region mentioned in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Aramaeans)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἀραμαϊκός (Aramaïkós)
    • Greek: αραμαϊκός (aramaïkós)
    • → Latin: Aramaicus (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Ancient Greek: Ἀραμαῖος (Aramaîos)

Hebrew

Etymology

Possibly related to הרים (“highlands”), suggested to be used in contrast with כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an) meaning "lowlands."[1]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

אֲרַם • (arám) m

  1. (biblical) Aram
  2. a male given name

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ H. B. Tristram (2005): « Bible Places: Or, the Topography of the Holy Land, a Succinct Account of All the Places, Rivers, and Mountains of the Land of Israel, Mentioned in the Bible, So Far as They Have Been Identified : Together with Their Modern Names and Historical References
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