Where does “Aramean” come from?
Aramean (English) comes from Latin Aramaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖος, from Aramaic ʾārāmāyā.
Aramean (English): Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic
Definitions
- Any member of a West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in the Levant and later also in upper Mesopotamia during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Their homeland is referred to in the Hebrew Bible as Aram. They spoke Aramaic