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An Introduction to Aramaic is a straightforward introduction to biblical Aramaic for beginning students who are already familiar with Hebrew. All Aramaic passages in the Old Testament are included, along with an introduction to other Aramaic texts, such as ancient inscriptions, Dead Sea Scrolls, rabbinic literature, and quotations in the New Testament. There are also paradigms, a complete...

דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ. ‍David is king. דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ. ‍David is the king. Aramaic accomplishes this differently—by using the 3d person pronouns as a copula: כּוֹרֵשׁ הוּא מֶלֶךְ. ‍Cyrus is king. כּוֹרֵשׁ הוּא מַלְכָּא. ‍Cyrus is the king. The subject of such sentences need not be in the 3d person: אֲנַחְנָא הִמּוֹ עַבְדוֹהִי. ‍We are his servants. (Ezra 5:11) אַנְתְּ הוּא רֵאשָׁה דִּי דַהֲבָא. ‍You are the head of gold. (Daniel 2:38) This same construction also occurs in biblical Hebrew; for example:
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