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ܬܗܘܡܐ

ܬܗܘܡܐ Luke 8:31 ܘܒ݂ܳܥܶܝܢ ܗ݈ܘܰܘ ܡܶܢܶܗ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܢܶܦ݂ܩܽܘܕ݂ ܠܗܽܘܢ ܠܡܺܐܙܰܠ ܠܰܬ݂ܗܽܘܡܳܐ ובעין הוו מנה דלא נפקוד להון למאזל לתהומא Etheridge And they besought from him that he would not cast them out to go into the abyss. Murdock And they … Continue reading

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Syriac Was The Mother-Tounge Of Jesus Christ

Syriac or rather Christian Aramaic was undoubtedly the mother-tounge of our Lord the Christ. We know this from the few Syriac phrases which are incorporated in the Greek text, instead of being translated, such as “Talitha cumi” (“Maiden arise”); “Ethphatha” … Continue reading

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