Aramaic
Ancient Syrian language
Aramaic is a Semitic language once spoken across the ancient Near East, serving as the common tongue of empires from Assyria to Persia.
Jesus likely spoke Aramaic.
The language survives today in small communities and in religious texts—portions of the Hebrew Bible and the Talmud are written in Aramaic.
The inscription was in Aramaic.
Semitic language of Israel
- AkkadianAncient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- PhoenicianAncient Lebanese seafarer
- AmharicEthiopian national language
- ArabicSemitic language family member
Canaanite · Babylonian · Assyrian · Samaritan · Chaldean
Hebrew prophet's name
- EzraHebrew name meaning helper
- GenesisFirst biblical book
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- TalmudRabbinic law compilation
Septuagint · scripture · exegesis · hermeneutics · Dead Sea Scrolls
Very old indeed
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- Persian EmpireAncient Iranian imperial dominion
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
- LevantEastern Mediterranean coastal region
antiquity · cuneiform · imperial · diaspora · merchant · diplomacy · administrative
Language's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
- inscriptionText permanently marked
papyrus · parchment · epigraphy · transliteration · consonantal · Manichaean
Ancient Mesopotamian people
- ChaldeanAncient Mesopotamian people
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- liturgicalOf public worship rites
Hebrew
Semitic language of Israel
- AkkadianAncient Semitic Mesopotamian language
- PhoenicianAncient Lebanese seafarer
- AmharicEthiopian national language
Arabic · Canaanite · Babylonian · Assyrian · Samaritan · Chaldean
Daniel
Hebrew prophet's name
Talmud · Septuagint · scripture · exegesis · hermeneutics · Dead Sea Scrolls
ancient
Very old indeed
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- Persian EmpireAncient Iranian imperial dominion
- MesopotamiaTigris-Euphrates river region
Levant · antiquity · cuneiform · imperial · diaspora · merchant · diplomacy · administrative
alphabet
Language's letter system
- scriptWritten words for performance
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- cursiveJoined handwriting style
inscription · papyrus · parchment · epigraphy · transliteration · consonantal · Manichaean
Assyrian
Ancient Mesopotamian people
- ChaldeanAncient Mesopotamian people
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
liturgical · preservation · revitalization · speakers · community
- Talmud StudiesMishnah, sugya, folio, oral law, yeshiva
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- humanitiesphilosophy, history, literature, philosophy class, novels
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- etymologyword origins, word history, word origin, etymon, root words
AramaicMandarin Chinese
Official language of China
English · Spanish · Hindi · Arabic · world language
AramaicEsperanto
Invented auxiliary tongue
Modern Hebrew · Indonesian · modern language · Swahili · Filipino