Quote (AndrewTate @ Jun 19 2023 03:38am)
What language did jesus speak?
The Arabic word, allah, is actually a combination of two words: al ilah (الله, “the god”). Arabic articles come before the word, unlike the Aramaic suffixed article, so al is the first word, and it means “the.” The first letter in al is the Arabic letter, alif (ا), which is quite similar to the glottal stop in Hebrew and Aramaic, alef. After the glottal stop, the word, allah opens into an “a” sound (like in “father”) as opposed to elahh, which goes from glottal stop to reduced “e” sound (like in “metallic”). This is the first difference.
What are Aramaic and Arabic speakers communicating as they pronounce “the god?” In Aramaic, it’s “elah (god)” “-a (the)” but in Arabic, it’s “al (the)” “lah (god).” Even the syllables carry different meanings. As one says “el,” he means “God,” while the other says “al” and means “the.” Not to mention Aramaic has a third syllable, “-a,” at the end.
If the Arabic word for God was taken without the article, then it would be ilah (إله), which would actually be closer to the Aramaic elah (אֱלָהּ), but they still sound different. More importantly, neither ilah nor elah (nor Allah, for that matter) is the proper name for God. His Name is Jehovah (יְהֹוָה).