Aramaean
Aramaean
Definition
Ara·maean (ar′ə mē′ən, er′-)
noun
- a member of a people that lived in ancient Syria (Aram) and Mesopotamia
- Aramaic
adjective
of the Aramaeans or their language or culture
Aramaean
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- state: Azriyau might have led the coalition from the Aramaean state of Yaudi in the north, not Judah.
- script: He thinks, even in the seventh century, it was written in Aramaean script.
- city: Each Aramaean city had at least one such palace.
- kingdom: A century later, Tiglath-pileser III absorbed the Aramaean kingdoms into his empire as provinces.
- king: A broken stone apparently inscribed by a victorious Aramaean king has the word " bytdwd " inscribed on it.
