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aram

/ˈæɹ.əm/

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What does aram mean?

proper noun

  1. (historical) A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

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/ˈæɹ.əm/

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Its real name was Petor, after the son of Aram, but it is better known as Aram-naharaim.
Louis GinzbergThe Legends of the Jews — Volume 1Translated by Henrietta SzoldProject Gutenberg ebook #1493
Job was a paynim, and he was Aram of Gosre, his son, and held that land as prince of that country.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
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The mystery that surrounds the real character of Eugene Aram is greater, and we possess little or no means of solving it.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
It is admitted that Arabia was the cradle of the Semitic race; and the most natural line of advance from Arabia to Aram and thence to Palestine would be up the Euphrates Valley.
L. W. (Leonard William) KingLegends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew TraditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2030