Biblical Aramaic

English

Proper noun

Biblical Aramaic

  1. The form of the Aramaic language that is used in the books of Daniel, Ezra and a few other places in the Hebrew Bible.
    Synonym: Chaldean

Usage notes

  • Biblical Aramaic should not be confused with the later Aramaic translations of the Hebrew Bible known as targumim.

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