What does אֲרָמִית (ʾărāmiyt) mean in the Bible?
אֲרָמִית (ʾărāmiyt): Adverbial marker signaling shift to Aramaic language within Hebrew text; marks multilingual contexts in late biblical narratives.
Hebrew · H762
אֲרָמִית
(Only adverbial) in Aramæan
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אֲרָמִיתH762
Pronunciationʾărāmiyt
What does אֲרָמִית (ʾărāmiyt) mean in the Bible?
אֲרָמִית (ʾărāmiyt): Adverbial marker signaling shift to Aramaic language within Hebrew text; marks multilingual contexts in late biblical narratives.
Full entry for אֲרָמִית (H762) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H762?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in Aramaic (4), - (1).
Where does אֲרָמִית (ʾărāmiyt) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (2), 2 Kings (1), Daniel (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itin Aramaic4×2 Kings 18:26, Ezra 4:7, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4
-1×Ezra 4:7
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2 Kings 18:26אֲרָמִ֔יתtoin AramaicNoun - proper - feminine singularEzra 4:7אֲרָמִ֖יתtoin AramaicNoun - proper - feminine singularEzra 4:7אֲרָמִֽית׃פto-Noun - proper - feminine singularIsaiah 36:11אֲרָמִ֔יתtoin AramaicNoun - proper - feminine singularDaniel 2:4אֲרָמִ֑יתtoin AramaicNoun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Kings 18:26
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
2 Kings1Ezra2Isaiah1Daniel1
Source forms
אֲרָמִ֔ית2x’ă·rā·mîṯ2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:11
אֲרָמִ֖ית1x’ă·rā·mîṯEzra 4:7
אֲרָמִ֑ית1x’ă·rā·mîṯDaniel 2:4
אֲרָמִֽית׃פ1x’ă·rā·mîṯEzra 4:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular5x2 Kings 18:26, Ezra 4:7, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Adverbial marker signaling shift to Aramaic language within Hebrew text; marks multilingual contexts in late biblical narratives.
Source Gloss
(only adverbial) in Aramæan
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Adverbial marker signaling shift to Aramaic language within Hebrew text; marks multilingual contexts in late biblical narratives.
(only adverbial) in Aramæan BDB: in Aramaic Usage: in the Syrian language (tongue), in Syriac.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲרָמִית is built from this root: