עבר נהרה

Aramaic

Proper noun

עֲבַר נַהֲרָה • (ʿăḇer nāhārâ)

1. Alternative form of עֲבַר נַהֲרָא

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from a Aramaic עֲבַר נַהֲרָה (literally “beyond the river (Euphrates)”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)aˈvaʁ na.haˈʁa/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕăˈvaʀ na.hăˈʀɔ/
• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaˈbar na.haˈraː/

Proper noun

עֲבַר נַהֲרָה • (avár nahará, ʿăḇar nāhārâ)

1. (historical) Transeuphratia (Achaemenid satrapy)
2. Syria (geographic region)