Ethiopian Orthodox Bible, Amharic names, Ge’ez transliteration, biblical onomastics, PDF resources, Fidel script. 1. Introduction The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) has a unique biblical tradition. Its canon includes 81 books (e.g., 1 Enoch, 2 Esdras, Jubilees) unlike the Protestant 66. Names of biblical persons in Ethiopian tradition are not mere translations; they undergo centuries of phonetic, morphological, and orthographic evolution through three languages: Hebrew/Aramaic (original), Greek (Septuagint influence), Ge’ez (classical Ethiopic), and Amharic (modern ecclesiastical and vernacular use).
| Amharic | Translit. | English | Book | Chapter:Verse | |---------|-----------|---------|------|---------------| | ሄኖክ | Henok | Enoch | Genesis | 5:21–24 | Note: If you need the actual downloadable PDF file with the Amharic script table, please request it separately, as I cannot generate binary files. However, I can provide the complete LaTeX or HTML code that renders the table correctly for you to compile into a PDF. Ethiopian Orthodox Bible Names In Amharic Pdf
Title: Ethiopian Orthodox Bible Names in Amharic: Compilation, Transliteration, and Digital Accessibility in PDF Format Its canon includes 81 books (e
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| English (Common) | Amharic (Fidel) | Transliteration | Ge’ez Equivalent | Notes | |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------| | Adam | አዳም | ’Adam | አዳም | Same in Ge’ez | | Eve | ሕይወት | Ḥəywät | ሕይወት | Means “life” | | Noah | ኖህ | Noh | ኖህ | No vowel change | | Abraham | አብርሃም | ’Abərham | አብርሃም | ‘b’ retains emphasis | | Sarah | ሣራ | Sara | ሣራ | No ‘h’ in Amharic | | Moses | ሙሴ | Musé | ሙሴ | Hebrew Moshe → Gk Mōusēs → Ge’ez Musé | | Aaron | አሮን | ’Aron | አሮን | Loss of pharyngeal ‘h’ | | David | ዳዊት | Dawit | ዳዊት | Common male name | | Solomon | ሰሎሞን | Sälomon | ሰሎሞን | Greek influence | | Isaiah | ኢሳይያስ | ’Isayyas | ኢሳይያስ | From Gk Ēsaias | | Jeremiah | ኤርምያ | ’Erməya | ኤርምያ | Shorter than Hebrew Yirməyahu | | Mary (Virgin) | ማርያም | Maryam | ማርያም | Highly venerated | | Jesus Christ | ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ | ’Iyesus Krəstos | ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ | Ge’ez: ʾIyāsus | | Gabriel | ገብርኤል | Gäbrə’el | ገብርኤል | Lit. “God’s servant” | | Michael | ሚካኤል | Mika’el | ሚካኤል | Archangel | | Enoch | ሄኖክ | Henok | ሄኖክ | Book of Enoch canonical | | Metatron | ሜጣጥሮን | Meṭaṭron | ሜጣጥሮን | Only in Ethiopian tradition among churches | please request it separately
