ארם

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Aramaic

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Proper noun

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ארם (aram)

  1. (biblical) Aram
  2. a male given name
  3. Aramaea/Aramea, Syria

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Possibly related to הרים (highlands), suggested to be used in contrast with כְּנַעַן (k'ná'an) meaning "lowlands."[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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אֲרַם (arámm

  1. (biblical) Aram
  2. a male given name

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: Aram
  • ? Indonesian: Aram
  • Latin: Āram
  • ? Maori: Arame
  • ? Portuguese: Arã

References

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  1. ^ H. B. Tristram (2005): « Bible Places: Or, the Topography of the Holy Land, a Succinct Account of All the Places, Rivers, and Mountains of the Land of Israel, Mentioned in the Bible, So Far as They Have Been Identified : Together with Their Modern Names and Historical References