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AE.01.22 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam, inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, along the three arms of its frame. , Al-Kidr

Al-Kidr › Nineveh
Date
Mid 13th Century
Language
Syriac
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Transcription
ܡܗܝܡܢܝܢܢwe believeverbroot ܐܡܢ ܒܚܕin onenumeralroot ܚܕ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܐܚܝܕwho holdsverbroot ܐܚܕ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܥܒܘܕܐmakernounroot ܥܒܕ ܕܫܡܝܐof heavennounroot ܫܡܝ ܘܕܐܪܥܐand of earthnounroot ܐܪܥ ܘܕܟܠܗܝܢand of all of themnounroot ܟܠ ܐܝܠܝܢthosepronoun ܕܡܬܚ̈ܙܝܢthat are visibleverbroot ܚܙܐ ܘܕܠܐand that notparticle ܡܬܚܙ̈ܝܢvisibleverbroot ܚܙܐ ܘܒܚܕand in onenumeral ܡܪܝܐthe Lordnounalso Lordroot ܡܪ ܝܫܘܥJesusproper-noun
ܡܫܝܚܐChristproper-nounroot ܡܫܚ ܝܚܝܕܝܐthe anchoriteadjectiveroot ܝܚܕ ܒܪܐthe Sonnounroot ܒܪ ܕܐܠܗܐof Godnounroot ܐܠܗ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡ݂ܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܒܐthe Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܩܕܡbeforeprepositionalso in front ofroot ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗܘܢall of thempronounroot ܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܐܬܝܠܕwas bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ
ܢܘܗܪܐlightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐtrueadjectiveroot ܫܪܪ ܕܡܢwho is fromprepositionroot ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐthe Godnounalso Godroot ܐܠܗ ܫܪܝܪܐtrueadjectiveroot ܫܪܪ ܇ ܝܠܝ݂ܕܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܥܒܝܕܐhas becomeverbroot ܥܒܕ ܘܫܘܐand equaladjectiveroot ܫܘܐ ܒܐܘܣܝܐin essencenoun ܠܐܒܘܗܝto his Fathernounroot ܐܒ ܕܒܐܝܕܗthat by his handnounroot ܐܝܕ ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܟܠalladjectivealso every, eachroot ܟܠ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܡܛܠܬܢwho for usprepositionroot ܡܛܠ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐmennounroot ܐܢܫ

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

English Translation

(1) We believe in one God, the Father, omnipotent, maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible; and in one Lord, Jesus (2) Christ, only Son of God, who was born of the Father before all worlds; Light of (3) Light, true God of true God, begotten not made, and equal in essence to his Father, by him all things were; who for us men (…)

Context
Location Detail Inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, along the three arms of its frame.
Religion & Practice
Liturgy Credo of the Syriac Orthodox church
Christology Creed: Jesus Christ, only Son of God, Light of Light, true God of true God
Trinity God the Father; one Lord Jesus Christ
Churches & Shrines Named After Shrine of Saint Sarah; church
Material & Physical
Architecture Gate frame with three arms
Personal Names
Jesus Christ
References
Harrak 2010, p. 325-326
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