ארם

Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔɑrɑm/

Proper noun

ארם • (aram)

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

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the Land of Israel, Mentioned in the Bible, So Far as They Have Been Identified : Together with Their Modern Names and Historical References
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