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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אֲרָמִית H762
Pronunciation ʾărāmiyt
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 It in Aramaic 4× 2 Kings 18:26, Ezra 4:7, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4
- 1× Ezra 4:7
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2 Kings 18:26 אֲרָמִ֔ית to in Aramaic Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezra 4:7 אֲרָמִ֖ית to in Aramaic Noun - proper - feminine singular Ezra 4:7 אֲרָמִֽית׃פ to - Noun - proper - feminine singular Isaiah 36:11 אֲרָמִ֔ית to in Aramaic Noun - proper - feminine singular Daniel 2:4 אֲרָמִ֑ית to in Aramaic Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 18:26
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Ezra 2 Isaiah 1 Daniel 1
Source forms
אֲרָמִ֔ית 2x ’ă·rā·mîṯ 2 Kings 18:26, Isaiah 36:11
אֲרָמִ֖ית 1x ’ă·rā·mîṯ Ezra 4:7
אֲרָמִ֑ית 1x ’ă·rā·mîṯ Daniel 2:4
אֲרָמִֽית׃פ 1x ’ă·rā·mîṯ Ezra 4:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular 5x 2 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 definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain