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Title
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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament
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Creator
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Wilhelm Gesenius
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Date
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1857 AD
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Description
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- ארם (Aram) is translated as Aram, Mesopotamia, and Syria. It refers to both Western Syria and Mesopotamia. When used alone, it usually means Western Syria, especially Syria of Damascus. When referring to Mesopotamia, it appears as ארם נהרים (Aram-Naharaim), meaning Syria of the two rivers, or פדן ארם (Paddan-Aram), meaning the plain of Syria.
- ארמי (Aramean) is equated with Syriac as a term for the people.
- ארמית (Aramaic) is equated with Syriac as the language, as seen in Daniel 2:4, Ezra 4:7, and Isaiah 36:11.
- ארם צובה (Aram-zobah) and ארם בית רחוב (Aram-beth-rehob) were Aramean kingdoms later subject to Damascus.
- ארם (Aram) is also a personal name, referring to a grandson of Nahor in Genesis 22:21.
Arameans (ארמי) are equated with Syriacs, and Aramaic (ארמית) is equated with the Syriac language. Aram (ארם) refers to both Syria and Mesopotamia, linking the Arameans, their land, and their language to Syriac identity.
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Language
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Hebrew & English
