ʼĂrâmîyth — H762

Definition

adverb

(only adverbial) in Aramean

1. Aramaic = "language"
2. the language of Aram, Aramaic

Usually translated as

in the Syrian language, in Syriac

Origin

feminine of H761

• ʼĂrammîy (H761)

Occurrences

ʼĂrâmîyth occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Kings (1), Ezra (1), Isaiah (1), Daniel (1)

• 2 Kings 18:26 — Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language (אֲרָמִ֔ית); for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
• Ezra 4:7 — And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue (אֲרָמִ֖ית), and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
• Ezra 4:7 — And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue (אֲרָמִֽית).
• Isaiah 36:11 — Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language (אֲרָמִ֔ית); for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
• Daniel 2:4 — Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in (אֲרָמִ֑ית) Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.