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Professor Michael Wingert
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Приєднався 23 сер 2018
Michael Wingert is the dean of Agora University's Holy Transfiguration College and professor of semitics, scripture, and Near Eastern languages and cultures. Dr. Wingert’s research focuses on ancient medicine, Semitic scriptural literature, the linguistic and philological background to Semitic languages in contact with neighboring speech communities, Northwest Semitic epigraphy, the philosophy of language, and ancient Near Eastern religions.
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This channel supports videos of his podcasts as well as lectures from his classes and invited talks. Visit his newsletter at Substack (profmwingert.substack.com/). If you benefit from any of the material presented on this channel, consider making a monthly or one time tax-deductible donation to Agora University:
How similar is Syriac to Judeo-Aramaic? Syriac vs. Targum Aramaic
This video compares the mutual intelligibility between Syriac and the Jewish Aramaic of Targum Onqelos.
Discover the fascinating linguistic and cultural connections between Classical Syriac and the Jewish Aramaic of Targum Onqelos in this in-depth comparative analysis. We explore the key differences and similarities in grammar, vocabulary, and syntax between these two important Aramaic dialects, shedding light on their historical development and religious significance. Learn how these languages shaped theological texts, liturgical traditions, and cultural identity in the ancient Near East.
Whether you're a student of Semitic linguistics, a scholar of Biblical studies, or simply curious about the history of Aramaic, this video is packed with insights for you. Keywords like Classical Syriac language, Targum Onqelos Aramaic, Semitic linguistics comparison, and Aramaic grammar study will help you deepen your understanding of these ancient languages and their enduring legacy.
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Discover the fascinating linguistic and cultural connections between Classical Syriac and the Jewish Aramaic of Targum Onqelos in this in-depth comparative analysis. We explore the key differences and similarities in grammar, vocabulary, and syntax between these two important Aramaic dialects, shedding light on their historical development and religious significance. Learn how these languages shaped theological texts, liturgical traditions, and cultural identity in the ancient Near East.
Whether you're a student of Semitic linguistics, a scholar of Biblical studies, or simply curious about the history of Aramaic, this video is packed with insights for you. Keywords like Classical Syriac language, Targum Onqelos Aramaic, Semitic linguistics comparison, and Aramaic grammar study will help you deepen your understanding of these ancient languages and their enduring legacy.
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What is the difference between West Syriac and East Syriac?
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West Syriac and East Syriac are two major dialects of the Syriac language, which is itself a form of Middle Aramaic. These dialects evolved in distinct geographic and ecclesiastical settings, with West Syriac primarily used in modern-day Southeast Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and the Holy Land, whereas East Syriac is associated with regions of Iraq and Iran. West Syriac became the liturgical languag...
Confusing Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet
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There are a number of letters that students beginning to learn Hebrew often confuse. Whenever I teach Hebrew, these same letters consistently give students trouble until they get the hang of it. In this video, I go over these distinguishing shapes of the letters and read them with examples. Keep this video as a reference as you begin to learn the Hebrew language. #hebrew #hebrewalphabet #polyglot
Religion's Impact on the Development of Script - 2015 UCLA Lecture
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In this captivating lecture I gave at UCLA , I delve deep into the fascinating relationship between religion and the evolution of written scripts throughout history. We explore how religion motivated the development of written scripts in antiquity in light of both technology and theology. #ReligiousStudies #religion #ancienthistory
What is a Defective Script or Writing System? The Semitic Languages Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew
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A defective writing system is a type of orthography or script that lacks a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (written symbols). This mismatch means that certain sounds in the spoken language may not have a dedicated symbol in the writing system, or the system may have ambiguities where one symbol can represent multiple sounds. Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew are cons...
The Real Error: The Last Supper in the Paris Olympics vs. Da Vinci vs. Syriac Orthodox Iconography
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The Last Supper scene from the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympics set off a public conversation about Christianity and the imagery of the Last Supper more broadly. Rather than focus on the irreverence of the depiction or 5th Element interpretation of Da Vinci, we will discuss one of the overlooked aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's interpretation of the Last Supper against the traditiona...
Some comments on Aramaic dialects after reading an article about machine learning and Aramaic.
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In this video, I give some thoughts on Aramaic dialects in light of a recent article I read entitled, "Rashi was right: Machine learning confirms unique status of some Talmudic tracts. New study shows that the ‘special tractates’ of the Babylonian Talmud have distinct linguistic features, as commented on by medieval sages." By Gabriel Fiske. You can read the article in full here: www.timesofisr...
-UM Endings on Akkadian Nouns - Why Do Akkadian Words End in "um"?
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This video answers two questions that were posted in the comments section regarding the Akkadian language: Question 1: How do you explain the extra "-um", for example - Hebrew "nissan" vs Akkadian “nissanUM"? Question 2: If the Canaanite and Akkadian languages were in our current era, how would loanwords such as UA-cam, television, and the like be conjugated? I look at a few common words in Syr...
Comparing the Akkadian Months Across Semitic Languages - Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac
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In this video, I go over the traditional names of the months of the year in the Akkadian language and compare them with the Semitic languages Arabic, Hebrew, and Syriac. Where are they the same? Where do they differ? If you speak one of these languages, discover how easy it is to learn the other! #akkadian #arabic #hebrew
The Top 10 Reasons to Learn the Akkadian Language
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Here are my top 10 reasons why one should study the Akkadian language. Akkadian is an ancient Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East more broadly. Dr. Michael Wingert teaches Akkadian at Fuller Theological Seminary and Agora University. Study Akkadian! #akkadian #top10 #polyglot
Akkadian TAXES in the Book of Ezra - Aramaic Bible Study Ezra 4:20
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We find Akkadian taxation terms the Aramaic portions of the book of Ezra. The books of Ezra and Daniel contain portions written in a Mesopotamian dialect of Aramaic that is commonly referred to as "Biblical Aramaic." As this dialect emerges from Mesopotamian administration, it is fitting that a number of administrative terms from Akkadian entered into the Aramaic as it was used by Assyrian, Bab...
Akkadian Numbers
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In this video, we will be introduced to Akkadian (and Sumerian numbers). I apologize for the video being only available in standard definition. (This is an old video from my Akkadian language course.) #akkadian #sumerian #polyglot
Head Coverings in Ancient Assyria - Women Covering Their Heads in Ancient Times
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The Middle Assyrian Laws form a collection of canons about ancient Assyrian society. They are also a fascinating look at a specific Assyrian dialect of Akkadian. This video is from one of my Akkadian courses where we spend the week looking at different Akkadian dialects. For more on ancient Mesopotamian laws, see Martha Roth's excellent work, Law Codes of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor. Dr. Michael...
Akkadian Determinatives - What is a determinative?
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The following video is taken from my introductory Akkadian course where I introduce the idea of determinatives. A determinative is an orthographic sign used to indicate what type of word is being used. If you have questions about determinatives and their usage in Akkadian, or anything else about this video, please post them in the comment below. #akkadian #polyglot #sumerian
Akkadian terms in the Syriac Aramaic Bible, 'Architect' - Aramaic Bible Study 1 Corinthians 3:10
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We find the word for 'architect' as one of the the Akkadian words in the Aramaic Scriptures. This word also exists in Hebrew I read the passage in both the Western accent written in the Serto script and commonly found among the Syriac Orthodox, Maronite Catholic, and Syrian Catholic communities (and historically the Antiochian Orthodox). I also read the text in the Eastern accent found among th...
Akkadian vs. Old Aramaic - A Comparison of Semitic Languages Using the Tell Fekheriyeh Inscription
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Akkadian vs. Old Aramaic - A Comparison of Semitic Languages Using the Tell Fekheriyeh Inscription
Some Notes on the Ancient Roots of Assyrian New Year (Kha B-Nisan)
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Some Notes on the Ancient Roots of Assyrian New Year (Kha B-Nisan)
Pentecost: Wordplay in the Syriac Edition of the Book of Acts - Aramaic Bible Study Acts 2:1-6
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Pentecost: Wordplay in the Syriac Edition of the Book of Acts - Aramaic Bible Study Acts 2:1-6
Did the Disciples Think Jesus Was a Demon or a Ghost? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 14:25-26
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Did the Disciples Think Jesus Was a Demon or a Ghost? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 14:25-26
Greek language in the Syriac Heading of the Gospel of Luke. Aramaic Bible Study Luke 1:1-4
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Greek language in the Syriac Heading of the Gospel of Luke. Aramaic Bible Study Luke 1:1-4
Does Jesus Tell the Disciples to Bring a Staff or Not? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 10:7-10
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Does Jesus Tell the Disciples to Bring a Staff or Not? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 10:7-10
Abram Rescues Lot, Part 2: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:14-15
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Abram Rescues Lot, Part 2: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:14-15
Abram Rescues Lot, Part 1: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:12-13
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Abram Rescues Lot, Part 1: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:12-13
Was there a Byzantine Church on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?
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Was there a Byzantine Church on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?
Let There Be Light. Was the light "good" or "beautiful"? Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:3-4
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Let There Be Light. Was the light "good" or "beautiful"? Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:3-4
Was the earth "formless" and "void"? What does "tohu va vohu" mean?Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:2
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Was the earth "formless" and "void"? What does "tohu va vohu" mean?Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:2
Aramaic Professor Comments on a Scholar's Aim to learn the Jewish Neo-Aramaic of Her Ancestors
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Aramaic Professor Comments on a Scholar's Aim to learn the Jewish Neo-Aramaic of Her Ancestors
In the Beginning... Variation among the Aramaic Targums - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:1
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In the Beginning... Variation among the Aramaic Targums - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:1
The Prophecy of Matthew 2:23 and the Holy Family in Galilee - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:19-23
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The Prophecy of Matthew 2:23 and the Holy Family in Galilee - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:19-23
Herod Orders the Massacre of the Innocents - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:13-18
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Herod Orders the Massacre of the Innocents - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:13-18
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I’ve read Jim Webb’s book and also watched the Born Fighting documentary. As some who was born in Ulster to Irish on my father’s side and Scottish on my mother’s side, I’ve always found this subject fascinating. I have visited the US on quite a few occasions and I’ve always said that I can still see the personality traits in modern day Americans. I really enjoyed your video and your insight on the subject. Also on another interesting development to my Scots/Irish ancestry, I married an American woman from Savannah Georgia who has big family ties to Scotland and Modern Day Northern Ireland. Keep up the good work guys 😊
Thanks for that contribution, cousin. It's an interesting question for a lot of Americans... how different are we than our roots? Lots of factors in answering that but it's an interesting question for us.
50% amharic is arabic and armic.
as a native Hebrew speaker, and someone who has studied both languages liturgically, I thank you for this video. You explain it very well, and I'm subbing for more.
I’m convinced that there were many Byzantine churches on the Temple Mount. The facade and the interior beams of the dome of the rock are all made from the spolia from the previous Byzantine church there named Hagia Sophia. The church built over the rock of Gabbatha. I imagine these official weights were used at this church because the place was considered the ‘capital’ in Roman times as attested to by the patriarch Sophronius. Or it might have been from the church of st. Mary’s presentation in the temple which was where Al Asqua stands today. The mosaic floors of this church was discovered by British archeologists when there was damage to Al Asqua from an earthquake back during the British protectorate. An article on this was written up in the Jerusalem post. The whole layout of the Temple Mount’s Byzantine churches can be seen in the written itineraries left by pilgrims of that era. They also describe in the same location a large monastery south of the temple, and the biblical archeology site has a nice article on all the artifacts from this “monastery of virgins” as it is called.
Sadly, if you believe that the Jesus Christ, or, the Paul, that you follow, has "changed" the Weekly or the Yearly, Set-Apart Appointed Times &/or Laws of The Most High... then you are following after a counterfeit Christ or Apostle, and indeed following after "the beast". : ( ( Dan 7 : 25 .. Isaiah 8 : 20 .. 2 Thes 2 .. Matt 5 : 17 - 19 .. Rom 2 : 13 .. 2 Tim 3 : 15 - 17 )
The remote pronausation is still breaking the needed pronausation
I love it 10000000 times
I know this might not be the best place to ask, but what Aramaic texts would you recommend to someone studying on their own on an intermediate level? I know other Semitic languages (Hebrew C2, Palestinian Arabic and MSA on a decent level and Akkadian), and I'd like to find some interesting text that can improve my Aramaic, possibly in a bilingual edition (can be English-Aramaic or Hebrew-Aramaic). I've read book of Daniel and Bereshit Targum Onkelos and now I'd like to focus more on Christian Aramaic literature, I'd like to read some original text (not something translated from Hebrew or Arabic or Greek). Can you recommend something?
AL IAH! AL IAH! L'MANNA ZABAKHTHANI ... 'FOR MANNA YOU HAVE OFFERED ME'" A LOUD SHOUT OF VICTORY
Actually in Hebrew there is a sign to soften the letter, cold 'raphē' and it looks like this בֿ, but nobody uses it these days. Oddly enough, Yiddish does have it to distinguish between p פ and f פֿ because the sound f is more common in Yiddish.
Youre juat great
Do you understand the Babylonian language? I was wondering if there were any names in Akkadian or Babylonian that begin with "Belt" in reference to Daniel 1:7? I don't believe there are any names in Babylonian that begin with "Belt". There are many names that begin with "Balt" in the Babylonian language. I am willing to send you money though Paypal to answer my question. Thanks
What you could look for is the prefix "Belet". It is really a question of how things are spelled in Akkadian (which was spoken in Babylon), so we may see an Akkadian Belet transcribed into Aramaic, Hebrew, or Phoenician as "Belt" according to how they would have heard the name. Without really researching, there was a queen named Beletsunu.
@ProfessorMichaelWingert thanks. If you can answer further I would appreciate it. Are there many names in Akkadian that have "Belet" in them? Is "Belet" for both male and female? Also, do you have a list, book, or article of the list of Akkadian and Babylonian names? I found a website with around 120 Babylonian names and a website with 40 Akkadian names. I will donate to you, thanks.
@@jamesc9853 I'd need to investigate further. Usually it is a female name ("lady").
@@ProfessorMichaelWingert do you have a book of list of names from ancient history? If you want to write a book of ancient names in history I will buy it. Thanks
9:31 is that why bilad al sham and bilad al yaman are those names? Country of the north and country of the right
I wonder how the amcient egyptians used to call their months.
Never heard Akkadian before and never knew how similar it was to Aramaic and even Hebrew! The writing system is so different so I thought the language was too 😅. Also in the Aramaic it seemed to me that “mt” is a place like the word מתא (matta) in Aramaic
David in the psalms speaks of the water coming up to my kneck, pointing to the oppression of the spirit world and Peter sinking in the water through unbelief rending him vulnerable to oppression also. In the gospels, when demons leave a man a go throughout a dry place but return much worse than before, a dry place not suitable and return to the wet place of mans soul which is described as water, sea in book of revelations.?? My apologies, scripture speaks of Gods water, water of the word, springs of living water, a river flowing from the throne of God. Psalm 23. just some thoughts.
Michael, whilst listening to Psalm 93 music i was struck by the correlation between Psalm 93, Jesus walking on water prior to the deliverance of the man with legion and Jonah released from the whale at shore. Evidently the spirit world living in the sea - type and shadow for the world, souls of men without Christ or those in process of coming into revelation of Christ as God the sovereign creator and over all things. The disciples reverting to local myth and demonolgy coincidental to the intended location of demons. I heard yrs ago same regarding Jonah and Ninevites having similar beliefs at sight of Jonah probably bleached white leaving the sea from a large fish, they believed in sea gods/spirits and God used that belief to bring them to a shocking repentance that shook the whole region. Bear with me, im a novice. Do you know of any near East beliefs of Nineveh holding a belief or worship of sea spirits. Jesus then goes on to allow the demons enter the pigs and return to the sea - water souls of men. 🤔
I am confused about all these linguistic names, churches and watching that did not really helped me. I was trying to understand what they mean when they say Classical Syriac and what I have read on Wikipedia says it is the an old standard version of East Aramaic which is I know that also called Assyrian since being spoken by ethnic Assyrians and Mandeans. Are all modern Assyrian languages coming from East Aramaic ? Is not Classical Syriac, Eastern Middle Aramaic itself ?
ܫܠܡܐ ܐܚܘܢܐ
ܒܫܝܢܐ ܐܚܘܢܐ ܪܚܝܡܐ
It seems like something could have been said about the Jewish and Syriac Hebrew proper names. איסראיל vs ישראל and many or most other proper Hebrew names lose the meaning of their Hebrew roots in Syriac. Isn't it because it's using transcription from Greek with complete loss of Hebrew root meaning? And the four letter name of God disappears all together in Syriac.
Wanted to ask, what are the top three books to study to learn Akkadian?
I find two take aways from the comments made by Abuna: 1. In contrast to many Protestant Evangelical Christians, the Christians have replaced the Jews in terms of a covenant with God. 2. (To my surprise) he repeats the same pro-Hamas rhetoric repeated by many Muslim Palestinians. I do not discount his own personal experiences but it seems clear that that Hamas is a terrorist organization without any Christian love for anyone and certainly not for Christians, even Christian Palestinians. As radical Islam grows, it is a danger for Christians and I don't understand how Abuna ignores this. The Palestine from the river to the sea as imagined by Hamas and their friends is one ruled by Sharia without any equality for Christians and in fact, a very intolerant and dangerous place for them.
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The four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem are: Christian Armenian Muslim Jewish. Abuna mentioned that neighborhoods have been lost in the Old City . Were the members of the Syriac Orthodox Church living in the Armenian Quarter?
Beyond excellent and lucid video, tawdi malfono 🙏🙏✌️
I’m mandean and our language is very close to Akkadian
Would love to hear more from you. Perhaps I (we) could do something on the Mandeans and their language to teach viewers of this channel.
@ we mandean till today our culture and religious traditions is very similar to the Sumerian Akkadian also In Mesopotamian mythology and culture, "Mandanu" or "Madanu" refers to: A divine judge or arbiter A god of justice and law ! And Only 3000 left of us in Iraq …
אתה מבטא את אונקלוס כמו תימני במקומות מסויימים, לדוגמא יש לך ת׳ במקום ת במקומות שונים. זה בכוונה?
הוא קורא את זה בהגייה המקורית. התימנים, בניגוד לשאר העדות שאיבדו את המבטא הנכון בתו רפויה (זה לא t ולא s זה th)עדיין מבטאים בגדכפת כמו שצריך (חוץ מגימל דגושה שבעקבות הערבית הפכה ל-J).
ברור. הפרופסור קורא בהגייה המקורית.
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Antioch and Malankara, united forever!
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What advice would you give to a student of hebrew (I studied biblical first but now I also have a good basis in modern Hberew) who wants to begin learning aramaic. I have an interest both in the Talmud (and Jewish aramaic generally) and in Christian Aramaic (i.e. Syriac, I hope I am using this nomenclature correctly), especially in terms of autodidactic study. Are there any textbooks which you would recommend? any online resources? I haven't found many resources in this domain. Thanks in advance.
_I removed (non-functional) URLs due to my previous reply with them getting censored/hidden; let's see what happens to this one._ I recommend Wheeler M. Thackston's "Introduction to Syriac" and Thomas O. Lambdin's "An Introduction to the Aramaic of Targum Onkelos". Other easily findable booklets are William B. Stevenson's "Grammar of Palestinian Jewish Aramaic" (from 1924) and J. T. Marshall's "Manual of the Aramaic Language of the Palestinian Talmud" - both of which can be found online at the Internet Archive. And of course it won't hurt to get to also browse through Hugo Odeberg's 1939 book “The Aramaic Portions of Bereshit Rabba - With Grammar of Galilæan Aramaic” (if you happen to visit a university-level theological library), no matter what some people say about him having recorded "corrupted forms". The definitive online Aramaic dictionary is the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project.
@ thanks a lot. these all look great! have you personally studied aramaic? what have you read in aramaic? I don’t know too much about the specifica of the aramaic literature.
Great video!
Very informative video, thank you. I am North Eastern Neo Aramaic speaker (Assyrian). Urmia dialect from father side and Jilu dialect from mother side. Great work!
_Status determinatus_ (the emphatic state) of the noun is more commonly used in Syriac.
I am a Sabbatarian Christian, and one of my Sabbatarian friends is a part of a church that uses the Syriac Bible. They claim the Syriac is the original version of the NT. I attempted to argue that instances like νόμος being used for תורה shows that the Syriac is a translation off of the Greek NT. He responded that the Greek influence is only found in the Western Peshitto and not in the Eastern Peshitta. Aramaic manuscripts is not my focus of study, so I couldn’t track down that claim. I was wondering if you could help?
Syriac *nekhtov* = TAram. *yikhtov*
Thanks a lot, appreciated
שלמא לכון!
שלמא לך shelama lakh
@@CheLanguages שלמא לך, חזיתי יוטיובך ואנא רחים יתהון לחדא!! Shelama Lakh, khaziti UA-camkh v’ana rakhim yathon lakhada. Shalom to you, I saw your UA-cam (videos) and I really love them!
@@Der.Eibershter.Iz.Git. תודה. הבנתי כל מילה חוץ מהאחרונה.
@@CheLanguages כך כותבים בתרגומים של יונתן ואונקלוס מאוד=לחדא אולי זה נובעת ממילת חד (sharp) ופירושו כמו שאומרים בעברית ״חד משמעית״ (מאוד משמעית)
@@Der.Eibershter.Iz.Git. אה אני מבין, לא יכולתי להזכיר אם המילה הזו הייתה "חד" במשמעות של "אחד" (למשל "חד גדיא"). תודה על התשובה ואני מקווה שתהנה את כל הסרטונים שלי
Jolly good show, old chap!
Jewish guy here, I grew up reading the Targums and the Aramaic sections in the Bible, as well as the Jewish Talmud and the Aramaic Jewish prayers. I only encountered the pshita Aramaic recently. Interestingly the Jewish Talmud will have a mixture of both ways of writing sometimes. For example the word for woman will be written as איתתא or as אינתא (which can also mean wife). Also the normal word for pregnancy used in the Targums is ועדיעת and it was so interesting to hear the Syriac word ובטנת which has the same root word as בטן which means stomach in Hebrew and if I recall in the Targum the word for stomach is בטנא with the added א. I guess adding the ת at the end of the word turns it into a verb which in turn changes its definition to becoming pregnant. Fun fact, there is a Talmudic sage called Rabbi Ashi רב אשי and I never understood his name or why the Talmudic sage’s names aren’t in Hebrew (there are some weird names that don’t sound like an Aramaic version of popular Hebrew names) until I read the syriac on chapter 23 of Samuel II where it used the name Ashi in reference to Jesse the father of king David. So this Rabbi Ashi is actually Rabbi Yishay.
אשי וישי הם אותו השם!!! מטורף!
וְאִילֵין פִּתְגָמֵי נְבוּאַת דָוִד דְאִתְנַבִּי לְסוֹף עַלְמָא לְיוֹסֵי נֶחֱמְתָא דַעֲתִידִין לְמֵיתֵי אֲמַר דָוִד בַּר יִשַׁי וַאֲמַר גַבְרָא דִמְרַבָּא לְמַלְכּוּ מְשִׁיחָא בְּמֵימָר אֱלָהֵיהּ דְיַעֲקֹב וְתַקִין לְמִימְנֵי בְּחֵיךְ מְבוֹסַם תּוּשְׁבַּחְתֵּיהּ דְיִשְׂרָאֵל: Where dyu see ashi, it says yishai
@@yosefkorn it’s not in the Targum, the Targum will usually use the Hebrew version of the name especially because they are commenting on the Torah. You can find it in the Syriac text of the Bible (uncommon amongst Orthodox Jews). It’s called the Peshitta and is used by the Assyrian church, (they speak common Aramaic, not Judeu-Aramaic which Orthodox Jews read and use.
Thanks for the inspiration, also I thought the British accent was great.
stereotypical, but on point!
Amazing video! Love the comparison you made between American & British English.
great minds think alike. not different languages, but different fonts or font faces.
What Americans say city center? I say downtown.
Depends on the city.
And according to Age of Empires, it is Town Center.
Obedient sell those 5 trillion dollars in guns and tanks they would have a GOP of 18 trillion United States is so broke it is so broke its it's creating wars where I can bring more money to the country the country so broke already and Trump is lying up his ass the country is broke United States is broke and that's why he's doing all that they revenue money is such a corrupted country you know this country is so corrupted only the white people believe in their bulshit you know me why people are white people worse than n****** and white people worse than Mexicans and I'll tell that to anybody you guys are nothing but a bags of s*** you do anything for money just like a hooker USA 2025 and to kill families to eat to start wars to create your economy this is a biting that's what biting was doing they are so broke because they're just broke this country is broke they're not they're f****** broke Trump is lying without without those wars it would have been about 18 trillion and tax returns only in the US economy how to sit there and say that we're the richest country in the world bulshit that's a bunch of b*******is a bunch of b******* telling anybody in our country you know what this bunch of b******* okay this country is f***** already okay it's totally f***** ready and they're trying to overthrow Russia they're trying to create a world of Russia Russia is going to Nuke the f*** out of us that's how smart we are
Few days ago Trump saying USA economy 25 trillion dollars txs 5 trillion of selling guns to different countries to fgt USA endlessly ghetto wars believe 50 percent all war is hand USA economy it's because of the US economy is broke and without selling arms to go be about 18 trillion
I love doing these comprasons, Aramaic has so many forms.
The use of "compare the opposite sides of the pond" as an example is excellent!
That is the map I have in my mind all the time when explaining to people how Christianity divided and went westward. Yet their remains an Eastern part of the culture and language that remains true to the customs and traditions of ancient times. Could you perhaps do a future video on the differences between the P'sheetA and the P'sheetO texts? As you probably know, the P'sheeto was altered to support Greek ideas. The P'sheeta was not. Thank you for the wonderful work you do. Always a pleasure to listen to. Shlama laakh 💫☮️💫
Great video, Im Eritrean and I speak Tigrinya and fun fact it’s closer the ge’ez than any other language that branched out from ge’ez. Great video though very informative
I'd love to learn Tigrinya someday. They offered it at UCLA when I was a student there but I didn't have a chance to take it.