Lexicon Syriacum Concordantiale
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Title
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Lexicon Syriacum Concordantiale
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Creator
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Carolus Schaaf
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Date
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1708 AD
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Description
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The Lexicon Syriacum Concordantiale states that Aram is a proper name of a man (Luke 3:33), from which the region of Syria derives its name, equating Syria with Aram.
Additionally, it is used as a gentilic/racial designation, with its emphatic form meaning Aramean, equated to Syrian (Luke 4:27).
The Lexicon Syriacum Concordantiale states that Aram is the man after whom Syria was named, showing that Syria and Aram are synonymous. It also identifies Arameans as Syriacs, confirming that the terms are used interchangeably in history and the Bible.
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Language
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Syriac & Latin