חֶלְמָא · פִשְׁרָא · רָזָא · חָכְמְתָא · טְעֵם · פִּתְגָמָא
ORIGINALBA-V03
Biblical Aramaic · Biblical Aramaic Working Vocabulary
Court, decree, dream, and wisdom language
BA-V03Biblical AramaicAramaic of Daniel and Ezra
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
חֶלְמָא · פִשְׁרָא · רָזָא · חָכְמְתָא · טְעֵם · פִּתְגָמָא
Pedagogical transliterationḥelma · pishra · raza · ḥokhmeta · te'em · pitgama
Plain meaningthe dream · the interpretation · the secret · wisdom · command/order · the written word/message
Pointing follows Miqra according to the Masorah (MAM). Cantillation is omitted on the lesson card for visual focus; the underlying evidence retains the complete source reading. Transliterations are pedagogical aids, not replacements for the source.WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Court, decree, dream, and wisdom language
Daniel’s dream narrative clusters חֶלְמָא, פִשְׁרָא, רָזָא, and חָכְמְתָא. Royal administration uses טְעֵם for an order or command. Ezra 4:17 opens a reply with פִּתְגָמָא, the word/message being sent. The English gloss changes with genre; the Aramaic form and citation remain stable.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
ḥelma · pishra · raza · ḥokhmeta · te'em · pitgama
READINGPedagogical reading guide
the dream · the interpretation · the secret · wisdom · command/order · the written word/message
MEANINGBiblical Aramaic
dream interpretation: חֶלְמָא, פִשְׁרָא, רָזָא · wisdom: חָכְמְתָא · decree/document: טְעֵם, פִּתְגָמָא
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
Daniel 2:4 — אֱמַר חֶלְמָא ... וּפִשְׁרָא נְחַוֵּא · Daniel 2:18 — עַל־רָזָא דְּנָה · Daniel 2:20 — חָכְמְתָא · Daniel 3:10 — שָׂמְתָּ טְּעֵם · Ezra 4:17 — פִּתְגָמָא שְׁלַח מַלְכָּא
SOURCE REFERENCE
Daniel 2:4; 2:18; 2:20; 3:10; Ezra 4:17
APPROVED STUDY LAYERS
Source-specific guidance from the curriculum.
Learning objective
Build a court, dream, and document vocabulary from exact occurrences while preserving context-sensitive meanings.
Morphology and syntax
The displayed forms are noun tokens with state and gender recorded in OSHB; the learner-facing grouping is semantic, not a claim that all have identical morphology.
Dialect boundary
Biblical Aramaic of Daniel and Ezra. Later Targumic, Jewish Babylonian, and Zoharic forms are not imported into this lesson.
Practice
Group the vocabulary by dream interpretation, wisdom, and administration. Translate טְעֵם and פִּתְגָמָא in their cited clauses rather than from one fixed gloss.
Answer key
Dream interpretation: חֶלְמָא, פִשְׁרָא, רָזָא. Wisdom: חָכְמְתָא. Administration: טְעֵם ‘command/order’ in Daniel 3:10; פִּתְגָמָא ‘message/word’ in Ezra 4:17.
Source notes
MAM reads רָזָא in Daniel 2:18; OSHB/WLC reads רָזָה. The lesson follows MAM and records the witness difference rather than silently harmonizing it.
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