The Aramaic word ܥܡܘܕܐ (ʿamūdā) means pillar or column, and it comes from the Semitic root ܥܡܕ (Aʿmad), meaning to stand, to remain, to take one’s position. In everyday Middle Eastern usage, this root described a person who stood their ground, remained faithful to their post, or did not abandon responsibility. A pillar was not admired for its beauty, but for its steadfastness. It did not move with pressure; it absorbed it. Thus, ʿamūdā is not merely a structural term it is a

I remember one evening as i was walking through the olive groves of Gethsemane just before sunset. It is a stone through from my house in the old City, i am used to walk around the city 3 to 5 miles each day, just to gather myself and have time with the Lord. I remember that evening the air was thick with the fragrance of crushed olives and dust, noises of the cars engines specially at night is so vivid, you can hear them from the garden even you can recognize how they speed

I remember once guiding a lrage group through the ancient ruins of Capernaum, the town where Yeshua lived during much of His ministry....

I remember standing in the Judean desert one hot afternoon, the kind of heat that presses down on you until your breath itself feels...

Meltho - meaning “word, speech, or matter.” It comes from the root MLT , carrying the sense of something spoken that takes on substance....

I remember sitting by the Sea of Galilee early in the morning when the fishermen had already returned with their catch. The sun was...

As a tour guide in Israel, I remember leading a group through the ancient olive groves near Nazareth. The trees there are twisted,...

The Wilderness: Midbaro (Dbar) I remember sitting in the desert near Jericho, watching the sun set over the Jordan Valley. The land...

My Master - Rabboni - ܪܒܘܢܝ An Aramaic Encounter in the Garden It was early morning in Jerusalem. The air was still cool, carrying the...

ܛܳܒܳܐ (ṭābā) — "Good" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܛ–ܒ ( ṭ–b ) The Aramaic adjective ܛܳܒܳܐ ( ṭābā )  derives from the Semitic root ܛ–ܒ ,...

ܬܡܝܗܐ (tamīhā) Meaning:   Amazement, astonishment, wonder Linguistic Breakdown: Root:  ܬ–ܡ–ܗ (T–M–H)This triliteral root carries the...

ܒܪܟܐ ( birkā ) — “Blessing” Linguistic & Morphological Analysis Root:  ܒ–ܪ–ܟ ( B–R–K )The Semitic root B-R-K  holds one of the most...

ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ( kūrsayyā ) — “Throne” Linguistic Breakdown Root:  ܟ–ܪ–ܣ ( k-r-s ) The word ܟܘܪܣܝܐ ( kūrsayyā )  is a masculine noun in emphatic...

ܐܘܪ ( ʾūr ) — "Light, Illumination" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܐ–ܘ–ܪ ( ʾ–W–R ) The Aramaic noun ܐܘܪ ( ʾūr )  stems from the triliteral...

ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmēn) — "Amen" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܐ–ܡ–ܢ (ʾ–M–N) The Aramaic term ܐܡܝܢ (ʾāmēn) , transliterated as amen , originates from...

ܬܝܩܘܬܐ (tiqūṯā) — "Hope, Expectation" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܩ–ܘ–ܐ (Q–W–A)The Aramaic noun ܬܝܩܘܬܐ (tiqūṯā)  derives from the root...

ܢܗܪ (nahrā) — "River, Stream" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܢ–ܗ–ܪ (N–H–R)The Aramaic root ܢ–ܗ–ܪ  (N–H–R) conveys the concept of flowing or...

ܢܘܗܪܐ (nuḥrā) — "Light, Illumination" Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܢ–ܗ–ܪ (N–H–R)The triliteral root ܢ–ܗ–ܪ  in Aramaic conveys the concept...

ܪܝܬܝܐ - (rayṯyā) — “Vision, Revelation” Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܪ–ܐ–ܐ (R–A–A)The root ܪ–ܐ–ܐ  in Aramaic pertains to the act of seeing...

ܩܫܘܛ (qəšōṭ) (Kashot) — “Truth, Fidelity, Certainty” Linguistic Analysis Root:  ܩ–ܫ–ܛ (Q–Š–Ṭ)This trilateral root conveys notions of...