Its root M–K–K carries the idea of gentle, soft, restrained, humble in strength. In Aramaic thought, makika does not describe weakness or lack of conviction. It describes someone who is strong enough not to react impulsively. Western thinking often praises loud certainty; Semitic thinking honors controlled speech. Gentleness, in Scripture, is not the absence of power, it is mastery over it. You hear this worldview clearly in Proverbs 15:1: “A gentle answer turns away wrath.”T

The Semitic root T–D–Y carries the idea of nurture, closeness, and protective attachment. Early Christian tradition connects this root to the name Thaddaeus (ܬܕܝ), understood not as a title of strength through force, but of strength through closeness one who is held near, loyal, and entrusted. In Aramaic thought, what is connected to the tadyā is not casual; it is cherished. In the world of the first-century Middle East, names were not labels; they were stories, and Thaddaeus

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