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Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

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Nisibis 19 by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Nisibis 19.” Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified June 12, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/276.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/276
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Supplications in the First Tone - ܬܘܒ ܟܿܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܒܬܡܢܐ ܐܟ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ by Rabbula of EdessaRabbula of Edessa. “Supplications in the First Tone - ܬܘܒ ܟܿܬܒܝܢܢ ܬܟܫ̈ܦܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܓܢܣ ܒܬܡܢܐ ܐܟ̈ܕܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܠܬܡܝܢܝܐ .” Based upon Julian Joseph Overbeck ed., S. Ephraemi Syri, Rabulae episcopi Edesseni, Balaei aliorumque Opera selecta e codicibus syriacis manuscriptis in museo Britannico et bibliotheca Bodleiana asservatis primus (Oxonii [Oxford]: Clarendoniano, 1865). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/500.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/500
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On Job - ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܘܿܒܼ ܙܲܕܿܝܼܩܵܐ by NarsaiNarsai. “On Job - ܥܲܠ ܐܝܼܘܿܒܼ ܙܲܕܿܝܼܩܵܐ.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/96.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/96
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 18 by AnonymousOdes of Solomon: Ode 18.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/161.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/161
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Discourse 67 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 67.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/458.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/458
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Martyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ by AnonymousMartyrdom of Miles and his Companions - ܤܗܕܘܬܐ ܕܡܝܠܣ ܐܲܦܸܤܦܘܿܦܵܐ ܕܫܘܿܫܲܢ: ܘܕܼܵܐܒܿܘܼܪܤܵܡ ܩܲܫܝܼܫܵܐ: ܘܲܕܼܤܝܼܢܲܝ ܡܫܲܡܫܵܢܵܐ. ܒܫܘܼܪܵܝܹܗ ܕܲܪܕܼܘܼܦܝܲܢ .” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Acta martyrum et sanctorum (Parisiis; Lipsiae: Harrasssowitz, 1890). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 7, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/489.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/489
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Discourse 33 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 33.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/424.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/424
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Discourse 10: On the Lust of the Belly - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܪܣܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 10: On the Lust of the Belly - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܥܠ ܪܚܡܬ ܟܪܣܐ.” Based upon E. A. Wallis Budge ed., The Discourses of Philoxenus Bishop of Mabbôgh, A.D. 485–519, Edited from Syriac Manuscripts of the Sixth and Seventh Centuries, in the British Museum, with an English Translation. (London: Asher & Co., 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 6, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/383.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/383
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On the Pharisee and the Publican Who Went up to the Temple to Pray - ܥܲܠ ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܘܡܵܟ̣ܣܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܲܪ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܕܲܣܠܸܩ̣ܘ ܠܗܲܝܟ݁ܠܵܐ ܠܲܡܨܲܠܵܝܘܼ by Jacob of SerughJacob of Serugh. “On the Pharisee and the Publican Who Went up to the Temple to Pray - ܥܲܠ ܦܪܝܼܫܵܐ ܘܡܵܟ̣ܣܵܐ ܕܐܸܡܲܪ ܡܵܪܲܢ ܕܲܣܠܸܩ̣ܘ ܠܗܲܝܟ݁ܠܵܐ ܠܲܡܨܲܠܵܝܘܼ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Homiliae selectae Mar-Jacobi Sarugensis vol. 1 (Paris: Harrassowitz, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 29, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/352.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/352
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Demonstration 8: On the Resurrection of the Dead - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 8: On the Resurrection of the Dead - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܚܝܬ ܡܝ̈ܬܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/8.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/8
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Discourse 11: On Abstinence - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܥܳܢܘܳܝܽܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 11: On Abstinence - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܕܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܥܳܢܘܳܝܽܘܬܐ.” Based upon E. A. Wallis Budge ed., The Discourses of Philoxenus Bishop of Mabbôgh, A.D. 485–519, Edited from Syriac Manuscripts of the Sixth and Seventh Centuries, in the British Museum, with an English Translation. (London: Asher & Co., 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified May 6, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/384.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/384
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Discourse 32 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 32.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/423.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/423
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On the Rich Man and Lazarus - ܲܥܲܠ ܥܲܬ݁ܝܼܪܵܐ ܘܠܵܥܵܙܲܪ by Jacob of SerughJacob of Serugh. “On the Rich Man and Lazarus - ܲܥܲܠ ܥܲܬ݁ܝܼܪܵܐ ܘܠܵܥܵܙܲܪ.” Based upon Paul Bedjan ed., Homiliae selectae Mar-Jacobi Sarugensis vol. 1 (Paris: Harrassowitz, 1905). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 30, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/355.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/355
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On Jonah - ܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܢܒܝܐ by NarsaiNarsai. “On Jonah - ܥܠ ܝܘܢܢ ܢܒܝܐ.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/40.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/40
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Nisibis 14 by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Nisibis 14.” Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified June 12, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/271.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/271
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Cause of all Causes: Book 2 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ by AnonymousCause of all Causes: Book 2 - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܫܪܪܐ.” Based upon C. Kayser ed., Das Buch von der Erkenntniss der Wahrheit oder der Ursache aller Ursachen (Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs’sche Buchhandlung, 1889). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified November 30, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/507.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/507
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On Creation V - ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ by NarsaiNarsai. “On Creation V - ܥܲܠ ܬܘܼܩܵܢܵܐ ܕܡܲܠܲܐܟܹ̈ܐ.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/91.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/91
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Odes of Solomon: Ode 23 by AnonymousOdes of Solomon: Ode 23.” Based upon James H. Charlesworth ed., The Odes of Solomon: The Syriac Texts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1973). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified July 6, 2017. https://syriaccorpus.org/166.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/166
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Nisibis 75 by Ephrem the SyrianEphrem the Syrian. “Nisibis 75.” Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified June 12, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/329.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/329

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.