שְׁמַיָּא · אַרְעָא
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שְׁמַיָּא and אַרְעָא
TG-008Targumic AramaicOnkelos first; Western and JPA material labeled separately
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שְׁמַיָּא · אַרְעָא
Transliterationshemaya · ar'a
Plain meaningthe heavens · the earth/land
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שְׁמַיָּא and אַרְעָא
These words immediately show two recurring Aramaic noun patterns. שְׁמַיָּא corresponds to Hebrew שָׁמַיִם; אַרְעָא corresponds to Hebrew אֶרֶץ. The final ־ָא is a familiar Aramaic noun-state clue, but the learner should not reduce every final-Alef noun to “the.”
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shemaya · ar'a
READINGApproved transliteration
the heavens · the earth/land
MEANINGTargumic Aramaic
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