The meaning of “אֲרַמִּי”
Understanding ʼĂrammîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
patrial from אֲרָם Syrian, Aramitess. - § Syrian or Aramean = "exalted" - an Aramite or Aramaean 1) a thing or a person ...
אֲרַמִּי
patrial from אֲרָם Syrian, Aramitess. - § Syrian or Aramean = "exalted" - an Aramite or Aramaean 1) a thing or a person from Syria or Aram
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:20 | “And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled.” Word: אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) | |
| Deuteronomy 26:5 | “And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:” Word: אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) | |
| 2 Kings 8:29 | “And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick. ” Word: אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 7:14 | “The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: (but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:” Word: אֲרַמִּי (ʼĂrammîy) |