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a) A West Semitic semi-nomadic and pastoralist people who lived in upper Mesopotamia (Biblical Aram) during the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age. They spoke Aramaic.Of, or pertaining to Aramaeans or Aram.
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Aramaean — or Aramean [ar΄ə mē′ən, er΄ə mē′ən] n. 1. a member of a people that lived in ancient Syria (Aram) and Mesopotamia 2. ARAMAIC adj. of the Aramaeans or their language or culture * * * Ar·a·mae·an (ăr ə … Universalium
Aramaean — Ar a*m[ae]an, Aramean Ar a*me an, a. [L. Aramaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to Syria and Mesopotamia.] Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their language; Aramaic. n. A native of Aram. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aramaean — or Aramean [ar΄ə mē′ən, er΄ə mē′ən] n. 1. a member of a people that lived in ancient Syria (Aram) and Mesopotamia 2. ARAMAIC adj. of the Aramaeans or their language or culture … English World dictionary
Aramaean — also Aramean noun Etymology: Latin Aramaeus, from Greek Aramaios, from Hebrew ‘Ărām Aramaic, ancient name for Syria Date: 1839 1. Aramaic 2. a member of a Semitic people of the second millennium B.C. in Syria and Upper Mesopotamia • Aramaean … New Collegiate Dictionary
Aramaean (disambiguation) — Aramaean or Aramean may refer to: *the ancient Aramaeans *pertaining to Aram (Biblical region) or Aram Naharaim, including the kingdoms of Aram Damascus and Aram Rehob. *the Aramaic language *the modern Arameansee also*Aram … Wikipedia
Aramaean kingdoms — The Aramaean kingdoms were many. The following were: = Aram Naharaim = = Aram Maacha = = Aram Geschur = = Aram Damascus = = Paddan Aram = = Aram Rehob = = Aram Soba = = Osroene … Wikipedia
Aramaean kings — The Aramaean kings were many, and many of them are mentioned in the Bible. The Aramaean kings where the following:Referenced … Wikipedia
Aramaean — n. group of Semitic people that lived in Aram and in sections of Mesopotamia; member of such Semitic people that lived in Aram and in sections of Mesopotamia adj. of or pertaining to Aram or its culture or its people, Aramaic … English contemporary dictionary
Aramaean — [ˌarə mi:ən] (also Aramean) noun a member of a people inhabiting ancient Aram (modern Syria) and Mesopotamia in the 11th–8th centuries BC. adjective relating to Aram or the Aramaeans … English new terms dictionary
aramaean — ar·a·mae·an … English syllables