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Latin forms of Hebrew names

by Miss Claire

1/14/2005, 2:47 PM

What are the Latin forms (in the Xian Bible for example) of Miriam, Sarah, Rachel, Lea, Asenath and Shlomit (Salome)?

I've read that Mausaeus is the Latin form of Moshe, is it true?

Thank you!

Claire

#Hebrew #Latin

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- Andy ;—) (guest) +1

1/14/2005, 9:39 PM

These are the names used in the Vulgata, a Latin bible translation started by Hieronymus in the 4th century; this has been the official Latin bible of the Roman Catholic church since the 16th century.

Miriam > Maria
Sarah > Sarra
Rachel > Rahel
Lea > Lia
Asenath > Aseneth
Shlomit > Salumith (both f. and m.)
Salome > Salome
Moshe > Moses

Other forms may have been used elsewhere, I don’t know.

Andy ;—)

- Miss Claire

1/15/2005, 2:32 PM

Thanks a lot!!

- Miranda (Randee15)

1/14/2005, 4:55 PM

I don't know if Mausaeus was used as a Latin form of Moshe, but Moises or Moyses was used as the Latin form of Moses according to http://snipurl.com/c0y3.

Miranda (who prefers Moises to Moyses, personally)

- Miranda (Randee15)

1/14/2005, 2:59 PM

Miriam: Maria
Sarah: Sarra, though I guess Sara could've been used too
Rachel: Rachela, maybe? Just a guess, and probably way off
Leah: I would guess Lea, but I really have no clue. (Leah, btw, is how most Christian Bibles spell the name, including my own)
Asenath: I haven't a clue
Shlomit: Saloma or maybe Salomea. Guesses, though. Btw, my Bible spells Shlomit Salome

Sarra came from this site: http://snipurl.com/c0ve. Biblical names as a rule weren't common in the Middle Ages, when Latinisation was popular. Only a few Biblical names were used amongst common folks, in fact; the majority of Biblical names at the time were used only by monks or nuns. It was only after the Reformation that Biblical names became widely popular again.

Miranda (whose Bible came from the nephew of her former at-home nurse)

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