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BE.01.03 HARRAK

The Chaldean Church of Mārt(y) Šmūnī, the frame of the blocked gate , Arāden

Arāden › Dehōk
ܪ̈ܓܠܐthe feetnounroot ܪܓܠ ܕܗܠܟthat walkedverbroot ܗܠܟ ܒܓܘinsideprepositionroot ܓܘ ܒܝܬhousenounalso home, Beth-root ܒܝܬ ܩܘܕܫܐholinessnounroot ܩܕܫ ܗܠܟmake walkverbroot ܗܠܟ ܐܢܝܢthempronoun ܒܐܬܪܐin the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܢܘܗܪܐof lightnounroot ܢܗܪ
ܗܪܟܐhereadverb ܫܟ݂ܝܒ݂ ܥܠuponprepositionalso over, aboutroot ܥܠ ܣܒ݂ܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܬܐof the resurrectionnounroot ܩܘܡ
ܚܣܝܐvirtuousadjectiveroot ܚܣܐ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܦ̮ܪܢܣܝܣ ܕܘܝܕDawid (David)proper-noun
ܐܬܠܝܕ!he was bornverbroot ܝܠܕ ܓܘinprepositionroot ܓܘ ܐܪܕܢAradenproper-noun ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ 14 ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܕܫܢܬof the yearnounroot ܫܢܐ 1870
ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܟܗܢܐpriestnounroot ܟܗܢ ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ 4 ܚܙܝܪܢHzeran (June)noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1893
ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܟܘܪܐܦܣܩܘܦܐchorepiscoposnoun ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ 23 ܬܡܘܙTammūz (July)noun ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1905
ܐܬܬܣܝܡwas ordainedverbroot ܣܝܡ ܐܦܣܩܘܦܐbishopnoun ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ 15 ܐܒfathernounroot ܐܒ ܒܫܢܬin the yearphraseroot ܫܢ 1910
ܫܢܝdepartedverbroot ܫܢܐ ܡܢfromprepositionalso ofroot ܡܢ ܚܝܐlifenounalso the livingroot ܚܝܐ ܐܪ̈ܥܢܝܐearthlyadjectiveroot ܐܪܥ ܠܐܬܪܐto the placenounroot ܐܬܪ ܕܢܘܗܪܐof lightnounroot ܢܗܪ ܒܝܘܡon the dayphraseroot ܝܘܡ
ܬܫܪܝܢTishrin (October)noun ܩܕܡܝܐthe Firstadjectiveroot ܩܕܡ ܫܢܬyear (construct)nounroot ܫܢ 1939

Hover a word for its meaning. Glosses draw on Amir Harrak’s translations and the SEDRA 3 Syriac lexicon (Beth Mardutho), used for academic purposes.

(1-5) The feet that walked inside the sanctuary make them walk in the place of light. Here is laid on the hope of the resurrection Bishop Mār Francīs Dāwīd. He was born in Arāden on the 14th of First Tišrīn (October), the year 1870. He was ordained priest on the 4th day of Ḥzīrān (June), the year 1893. (6-9) He was ordained chorepiscopos on the 23rd day of Tammūz (July), the year 1905. He was ordained bishop on the 15th day of Āb (August), the year 1910. He departed from the earthly life to the place of light on the ( ) day, First Tišrīn (October), the year 1939.

Context
Date 1939 or shortly thereafter
Language Syriac
Script East Syriac
Location Detail The frame of the blocked gate.
People & Roles
Bishops Bishop Mār Francīs Dāwīd of ‛Imādiyya
Ecclesiastical Titles Priest; chorepiscopos; bishop
Religion & Practice
Prayer Hope of the resurrection; place of light
Feasts & Commemorations Funerary commemoration of the deceased bishop
History & Context
Countries & Cities (Foreign) Arāden; ‛Imādiyya
Personal Names
Francīs Dāwīd
References
Harrak 2010, p.546
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