The reason why Jesus Christ opposed the Pharisees and the scribes (Matthew 23, Luke 11) was because the Pharisees, the scribes, and all Hebrews (a.k.a Judeans) who belonged to the sect of Pharisees ...

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: ...

What is interesting is that among the European languages, the word “Easter” is only found in English and German, while in other Germanic languages and most European languages, the word for the ...

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries.

The Aramaic language, one of the oldest continuously spoken languages in the world, holds a special place in the hearts of those who cherish linguistic heritage and cultural identity. As a native of ...

The word 'Easter' The origin of the word Easter is debated. The Venerable Bede (673-735 AD) ... Pascha is not really a Greek word, it was the way of saying and writing the Aramaic פָּסחָא (Pascha) ...

03/29/2024 March 29, 2024. Some 120,000 Christians in Germany speak Aramaic, thought to be the language spoken by Jesus Christ. Efforts are underway to keep the language alive.

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: ...

The Oxford English Dictionary calls itself “the definitive record of the English language, featuring 600,000 words, 3 million quotations, and over 1000 years of English.” ...

The Dictionary of the Old Aramaic Vocabulary, a Comparative Study (p. 147). King Fahad Library. has been cited by the following article: TITLE: The Complex Pattern in Levantine Arabic Sentences Using ...

Today, many of those Jewish Neo-Aramaic speakers speak Hebrew. A clip from a short film by Alan Niku that serves as an introduction to Jewish Median languages. Courtesy of the Jewish Language Project ...