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AP.01.23 HARRAK

The Chaldean Monastery of Rabban Hurmizd, the Church of the Trinity, the dome above the altar. , Jabal Alqōš

Jabal Alqōš Nineveh
Date
1820
Language
Syriac
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ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܡܠܐܟܐof angelsnoun ܠܥܠaboveadverbroot ܥܠ ܒܩܕܘܫin the holy ofnounroot ܩܕܫ ܩܘܕܫܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܒܕܚܠܐin fearnounroot ܕܚܠ ܘܒܪܬܝܬܐand in tremblingnounroot ܪܬܬ ܡܩܕܫܝܢthey sanctifyverbroot ܩܕܫ ܠܐܝܬܘܬܟ.your beingnounroot ܐܝܬ ܘܒܥܕܬܐand in the churchnounroot ܥܕ ܓܒܝܬܐthe chosenadjectiveroot ܓܒܐ ܟܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܬܚܬ̈ܝܐof those belowadjectiveroot ܬܚܬ ܒܝܘܡܐon the daynounroot ܝܘܡ ܕܩܘܕܫܐof holiness (Holy)nounroot ܩܕܫ ܫܘ̄ ܡܣܩܝܢthey offer upverbroot ܣܠܩ ܠܟto youpronoun ܀ ܡܕܒܚܐaltarnounroot ܕܒܚ ܢܘܪܐfirenounroot ܢܘܪ ܘܒܝܬand the house ofnounroot ܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܢܘܪܐ܇firenounroot ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܐfirenounroot ܢܘܪ ܒܓܘinsideprepositionroot ܓܘ ܢܘܪܐfirenounroot ܢܘܪ ܢܘܪܐfirenounroot ܢܘܪ ܟܪܝܟܐsurroundsverbroot ܟܪܟ ܠܗhimpronoun ܢܙܕܗܪܘܢlet them bewareverbroot ܙܗܪ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܢܘܪܐfirenounroot ܢܘܪ ܕܢܛܝܪܐwhich is keptverbroot ܢܛܪ ܕܠܐwithoutparticle ܢܦܠܘܢthey fallverbroot ܢܦܠ ܒܓܘܗ̇ ܘܢܐܩܕܘܢand burnverbroot ܝܩܕ ܒܗ̇ ܠܥܠܡܝܢ܀foreveradverbroot ܥܠܡ

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.

Location Detail The Church of the Trinity, the dome above the altar.
Liturgical Furniture Altar; Holy of Holies
Churches & Shrines Named After Church of the Trinity; dome above the altar
Architecture Dome with inscription in relief; plastered surface
Reliefs Inscription in relief
Harrak 2010, p.474; Vosté 1930, # 24; Ḥaddād 1977, p. 190.
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