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Aramaic word for priest - makemble - 11-02-2012 I was wondering if I could get some help on the aramaic word for priest I found it in the book of hebrews as kumra or koom-ra the letters are kap , waw , mem , resh , alep is this also the same word used in the Targums for high priest? Mike Re: Aramaic word for priest - distazo - 11-03-2012 Good find! Kumrea is the word for priests like Melkisedek. Only the Aramaic Targum and the Peshitta make this disctinction. (Others might tell more about this I guess) Kahen, is the word for a priest from the tribe Levi. You can find these words easily here <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dukhrana.com/lexicon/index.php">http://www.dukhrana.com/lexicon/index.php</a><!-- m --> (type the English word and find the used Syriac words in the peshitta) Re: Aramaic word for priest - SteveCaruso - 11-04-2012 In most Aramaic dialects, kumra is generally used to describe pagan priests. In Syriac it is occasionally used to describe Hebrew and pre-Jewish priests (aye like Melchizedek), and I'm sure that there are a few unaccounted for uses here and there. The more "generic" word for "priest" is, indeed, kahana (cognate of the Hebrew kohen). Re: Aramaic word for priest - makemble - 11-06-2012 Thanks Steve for your help Isee they used kap, he, nun, alep looked at vs found in the targums on bibleworks 8 I just can't figure out how to copy and paste I am not very good with computers I will have to look at your web site. Shalam Mike |