The important point is that the word itself – both noun and verb – is cognate to the Hebrew and Aramaic word. The Arabic ḥamās is from the same root. Author’s Note: ...

Today, Modern Hebrew has readopted the Aramaic word “Pascha” to mean the Christian celebration of Jesus’s resurrection, not the Jewish Passover.

It is performed entirely in Aramaic and Latin. Among the few places in the world where Aramaic is still familiar is a small Syrian Orthodox church in Jerusalem, though even here it is little more ...

The penultimate verse of the Qaddish is for shlama rabba, two Aramaic words that mean “great peace.” The last verse is a prayer for shalom, the Hebrew word for peace: ...

In Aramaic, the word would have been spelled “Yerushalem,” said Dr. Alexey (Eliyahu) Yuditsky, who works as a researcher for the academy’s Historical Dictionary Project.

Aramaic was the language spoken by Jesus and a Semitic tribe thousands of years ago. Today, it is still spoken in three Syrian villages, Jabaadeen, Serkha and Maaloula - all within an hour's bus ...

The Lord’s Prayer is so familiar I tend to take for granted. In Aramaic, it had powerful resonance weighted toward infinite love and possibilities, and I felt it in a new way.