AE.01.23 HARRAK

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam,inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, the rabbet of both right and left jambs of the gate , Al-Kidr

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ܒܝܢܬamongprepositionroot ܒܝܢ ܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܡܥܡܘ̈ܕܝܬܐ:baptismsnounroot ܥܡܕ ܩܡhe roseverbalso he stoodroot ܩܘܡ
ܗܘܐhe wasverbalso he becameroot ܗܘ ܣܗܕܐthe martyrnounroot ܣܗܕ ܡܪܝmy Lordnounalso saint (title)root ܡܪ ܒܗܢܡ܆܆Behnamproper-noun
ܣܚ݂ܐ ܒܝܕby means ofprepositionroot ܐܝܕ ܡܝ̈ܐwaternounroot ܡܝܐ ܘܠܐand notparticleroot ܡܠܐ ܣܦܩܬwas enoughverbroot ܣܦܩ ܠܗhimpronoun
ܘܐܘ݂ܣܦ ܬܘܒagainadverbalso alsoroot ܬܘܒ ܘܣ݂ܚܐ ܒܕܡܗin his bloodnounroot ܕܡ
ܟܕwhenconjunctionalso while, asroot ܟܕ ܦܓܪܗhis bodynounroot ܦܓܪ ܐܬܦܠܦܠwas drenchedverbroot ܦܠܦܠ ܒܕܡܐwith the bloodnounroot ܕܡ ܕܨܘܪܗfrom his necknounroot ܨܘܪ
ܘܚܙܬܗand saw himverbroot ܚܙܐ ܥܕܬܐthe churchnounroot ܥܕܬ ܘܥܩܒܬand investigatedverbroot ܥܩܒ ܣܘܥܪܢܗhis matternounroot ܣܥܪ
ܘܫܪܝܬand she beganverbroot ܫܪܐ ܡܫܐܠܐto askverbroot ܫܐܠ ܕܡ̇ܢ ܐܝܬܘܗܝisverbroot ܐܝܬ
ܗܢܐthis (m.)demonstrativeroot ܗܢܐ ܕܡܐ̈ܢܘܗܝwhose garmentsnounroot ܡܐܢ ܨܒܝ݂ܥܝܢ ܒܕܡܗin his bloodnounroot ܕܡ

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.

(2) The martyr Mār Behnam (1b) reached full stature through two baptisms. (3) He was immersed in water; but this was not enough for him, (4) so he did more, he was bathed in his own blood.
B
(1) When his body drenched with the blood from his neck, (2) and the Church saw him and investigated his matter, (3) she began to ask: Who is (4) this with his garments stained with blood?

Context

Date	Mid 13th Century
Language	Syriac
Script	Estrangela
Location Detail	Inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, the rabbet of both right and left jambs of the gate.

Religion & Practice

Christology	Martyrdom imagery; garments stained with blood
Baptism	Double baptisms of St Behnam; immersion in water and bathing in his own blood
Churches & Shrines Named After	Shrine of Saint Sarah

History & Context

Violence	Martyr drenched with blood from his neck

Personal Names

Mar Behnam

References

Harrak 2010, p.326

The Syriac Catholic Monastery of Mār Behnam,inside the church, the second south gate leading to the shrine of Saint Sarah, the rabbet of both right and left jambs of the gate , Al-Kidr

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