לַ/אֲרָ֑ם
𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤌
Aram
to Aram
Aram refers primarily to a geographic region north and northeast of the Levant, specifically the highlands of present-day Syria and the surrounding territories, as well as to the people inhabiting this region—the Arameans. The term is also used for several personal names in Genesis (notably a son of Shem, a descendant of Nahor, and an individual in Israelite genealogies). As a geographical designation, Aram typically designates the territories between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, extending toward Mesopotamia, often translated 'Syria,' though this equivalence only partially reflects the historical scope. The word carries the sense of both a place (land/region) and the collective ethnonym (people group).
2 Kings 5:1 · Word #18
Lexicon H758
| Lemma | אֲרָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤓𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Aram |
| Strong's | H758 |
| Definition | Aram refers primarily to a geographic region north and northeast of the Levant, specifically the highlands of present-day Syria and the surrounding territories, as well as to the people inhabiting this region—the Arameans. The term is also used for several personal names in Genesis (notably a son of Shem, a descendant of Nahor, and an individual in Israelite genealogies). As a geographical designation, Aram typically designates the territories between the Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon mountain ranges, extending toward Mesopotamia, often translated 'Syria,' though this equivalence only partially reflects the historical scope. The word carries the sense of both a place (land/region) and the collective ethnonym (people group). |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to Aram |
SIBI-P1 Translation H758-03
to Aram (Highland Region)
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לַ (to/for) + proper noun masculine singular אֲרָם (Aram). |
| Rendering Rationale | The preposition לַ indicates direction or relation ('to'), attached to the proper name Aram, which derives from the root meaning 'high/elevated' and refers to the highland region and its people. The rendering preserves both the directional prefix and the root-based sense of a highland territory. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Aram
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Aram Highland |