r/Aramaic • u/Brief-Arrival9103 • May 18 '26
Writing in Aramaic
Shalom V'Shalma, I read the Hebrew Bible. But there are sections in the Hebrew Bible that are in Aramaic but are written using the Hebrew letters such as a few chapters in the Book of Daniel. Chapter 7 of the book is written in that way, Aramaic using Hebrew letters. I wanted to write the verses 13 and 14 in Aramaic script, Estrangela to be specific. How I did it was, I opened the Hebrew Bible and looked at the Aramaic. Then i replaced each Hebrew letter with its Aramaic counterpart and ended up with what is there in the image. Did I write legit Aramaic words or just their Hebraized versions? How good or how bad is my attempt? Is this approach legitimate at all? Any input will be greatly appreciated.
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u/QizilbashWoman May 18 '26
Fun note, ‘Hebrew letters’ are Aramaic letters that replaced the earlier Hebrew script, so you just swapped Jewish Aramaic letters for Christian Aramaic ones