08-18-2011, 02:34 PM
Hi Thomas,
The Aramaic word used is attetha which generally means "woman" but also more specifically a "married woman" / "wife". So you have the same nuance in the Aramaic as well.
Please see enclosed extract from page 22 of Payne Smith's A Compendious Syriac Dictionary:
http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=22
Kindly,
Lars
The Aramaic word used is attetha which generally means "woman" but also more specifically a "married woman" / "wife". So you have the same nuance in the Aramaic as well.
Please see enclosed extract from page 22 of Payne Smith's A Compendious Syriac Dictionary:
http://dukhrana.com/lexicon/PayneSmith/page.php?p=22
Kindly,
Lars