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'Peace be upon you.'

Galilean שלם לכון  Shlam  lᵉḵon Peace be upon you. Shlam (שלם)- peace lᵉḵon (לכון) or lkwn - upon you Syriac Aramaic   Shlomo 'aleykhun  ܫܠܳܡܳܐ ܥܰܠܶܝܟ̣ܽܘܢ  Shlomo or Shlama means hello in Syriac. Compare that with the  Hebrew…

Vocalization of Galilean Aramaic.

GALILEAN PHONOLOGY Galilean Aramaic-belonging to the Western branch, had a distinct phonology compared to to Eastern Aramaic of Jerusalem and generally Judea. Galileans tended to soften guttural and emphatic consonants in a …

Was Jesus a Hellenized Jew?

Nowadays most scholars accept that Jesus Christ was a Jew.But could it be that he was a Hellenized Jew? Meaning of Hellenized First let's take a look at what Hellenized means. It means under the influence of Greek cul…

'Tree of life' in Aramaic (Galilean).

Galilean Aramaic¹ אילנה דחיה or אילן חייה (ʔilan ḥayya) “The Tree of Life.” Transcription ʔilana dᵉḥayyah Translation The Tree of Life. Vocabulary and grammar ʔilana - tree dᵉ - of  ḥayyah - life T…

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