Strong’s H762 · Hebrew

אֲרָמִית
ʼĂrâmîyth
ar-aw-meeth'

Definition

(only adverbial) in Aramean

Etymology

feminine of H761 (אֲרַמִּי);

Where the KJV renders it

  • in the Syrian language (tongue)
  • in Syriac

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What the first audience heard

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