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Syriac Hymnody To the general consideration set forth in the article HYMNODY AND HYMNOLOGY must be added some bearing particularly on the structure and liturgical use of hymns (madrashe), exclusive of poetical homilies or discourses (mimre), which belong to the narrative and epic class, while the hymns are lyrical. The chief basis of Syriac metre … Continue reading “Syriac Hymnody”

Syriac (Peshito) Version, Relation Of, To The Septuagint Syriac (Peshito) Version, Relation Of, To The Septuagint And Chaldee. One of the most mooted points which have vexed scholars is the question as to the relation of the Peshito to the Sept. and Chaldee version. I. Relation to the Septuagint. A good deal has been written … Continue reading “Syriac (Peshito) Version, Relation Of, To The Septuagint”

Syriac (AModern) Version Of The Scriptures The modern Syriac language, written in Nestorian characters, and spoken by the, Christians of the latter name, is a very corrupt dialect of the ancient Svriac, abounding in Persian, Turkish, and Kurdish words, and pronounced very harshly. Mr. Perrkins, of the American Board of Missions, commenced, in 1836, a … Continue reading “Syriac (AModern) Version Of The Scriptures”

Syriac (Dan 2:4), or SYRIAN TONGUE (Ezr 4:7) or LANGUAGE (2Ki 18:26; [Isa 37:11), is the rendering in the A.V. of the Hebrew , Aramlith, which is the fem. of, , Aramaean, used adverbially l.q. Anamaziae, in Aramaic. SEE ARAMIEAN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Syriac (2 Kings 18:26; Ezra 4:7; Dan. … Continue reading “Syriac”

Syria, Syrians SYRIA, SYRIANS.See Aram, Aramans. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Syria, Syrian [Syr’ia] [Syr’ian] In scripture this name mostly signifies the district lying north and north-east of Palestine, the inhabitants of which were Syrians. If from Dan to Beersheba be taken as the boundaries of Palestine, it leaves for Syria a district quite as large on its north, besides extending also to the Euphrates on … Continue reading “Syria, Syrian”

Syria, Missions In The origin of the Syrian mission dates back as far as 1823. When the two American missionaries Bird and Goodell arrived in that year, the civil and the social condition of Jerusalem and Palestine were such that these gentlemen were advised to make Beirut the center of their operations. Soon: several English … Continue reading “Syria, Missions In”

Syria-maachah (1Ch 19:6). SEE MAACHAH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Syria-Maachah siri-a-maa-ka. See MAACAH; SYRIA. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Syria-Maachah Called also Maachah. A small kingdom 1Ch 19:6 1Ch 19:6Maachah, 10 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

SYRIA In Hebrew ARAM, a large district of Asia, lying, in the widest acceptation of the name, between the Mediterranean, Mount Taurus, and the Tigris, and thus including Mesopotamia, that is, in Hebrew, Syria of the two rivers. See ARAM 2. Excepting the Lebanon range, it is for the most part a level country. In … Continue reading “Syria”

Syracuse, New York, diocese of Founded on 26 November 1886. Suffragen of the archdiocese of New York. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Syracuse patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary