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.

Date range

Author(Ps.-)Clement of Rome (9) Aphrahat (24) Dionysius bar Salibi (31) Ephrem the Syrian (111) Eusebius of Caesarea (10) Isaac of Nineveh (82) Jacob of Serugh (39) Narsai (81) Philoxenos of Mabbug (13) Rabbula of Edessa (10) View All CatalogAscetic Discourses, Part 1 (62) Hymns on Nativity - (28) Hymns on Nisibis - (70) Old Testament Commentaries of Dionysius bar Salibi (30) The Demonstrations (24) The Book of Steps (28) The Homilies of Mar Narsai (81) The Memre of Jacob of Serugh (28) The Odes of Solomon (40) The Peshitta New Testament (27) View All
63
Demonstration 5: On Wars - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 5: On Wars - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܩܪ̈ܒܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/5.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/5
64
Demonstration 6: On the Bnay Qyama - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 6: On the Bnay Qyama - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܩܝܡܐ .” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/6.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/6
65
Demonstration 7: On Penitents - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܬ̈ܝܒܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 7: On Penitents - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܬ̈ܝܒܐ .” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/7.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/7
66
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
67
Demonstration 9: On Humility - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ by AphrahatAphrahat. “Demonstration 9: On Humility - ܬܚܘܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܝܟܘܬܐ.” Based upon Jean Parisot ed., Aphraatis Sapientis Persae Demonstrationes (Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1894). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified April 26, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/9.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/9
68
Dialogue on the Soul - ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ by John the SolitaryJohn the Solitary. “Dialogue on the Soul - ܢܝ̈ܫܐ ܐܚܪ̈ܢܐ ܥܠ ܢܦܫܐ.” Based upon Sven Dedering ed., Johannes Von Lykopolis. Ein Dialog Über Die Seele Und Die Affekte Des Menschen (Leipzig: O. Harrassowitz, 1936). Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 29, 2018. https://syriaccorpus.org/339.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/339
69
Discourse 1 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 1.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/392.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/392
70
Discourse 1: Prologue - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܬܗ̇ ܕܦܢܩܝܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 1: Prologue - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܥܠ ܥܠܬܗ̇ ܕܦܢܩܝܬܐ.” 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/374.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/374
71
Discourse 10 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 10.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/401.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/401
72
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
73
Discourse 11 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 11.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/402.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/402
74
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
75
Discourse 12 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 12.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/403.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/403
76
Discourse 12: On Fornication - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܪܓܬ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 12: On Fornication - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܪܓܬ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ.” 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/385.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/385
77
Discourse 13 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 13.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/404.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/404
78
Discourse 13: On Fornication - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 13: On Fornication - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܥܣܪ ܕܥܠ ܙܢܝܘܬܐ.” 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/386.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/386
79
Discourse 14 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 14.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/405.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/405
80
Discourse 15 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 15.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/406.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/406
81
Discourse 16 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 16.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/407.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/407
82
Discourse 17 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 17.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/408.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/408
83
Discourse 18 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 18.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/409.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/409
84
Discourse 19 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 19.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/410.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/410
85
Discourse 2 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 2.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/393.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/393
86
Discourse 2: On Faith - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 2: On Faith - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܪܝܢ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.” 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/375.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/375
87
Discourse 20 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 20.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/411.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/411
88
Discourse 21 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 21.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/412.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/412
89
Discourse 22 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 22.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/413.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/413
90
Discourse 23 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 23.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/414.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/414
91
Discourse 24 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 24.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/415.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/415
92
Discourse 25 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 25.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/416.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/416
93
Discourse 26 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 26.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/417.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/417
94
Discourse 27 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 27.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/418.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/418
95
Discourse 28 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 28.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/419.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/419
96
Discourse 29 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 29.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/420.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/420
97
Discourse 3 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 3.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/394.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/394
98
Discourse 3: On Faith - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 3: On Faith - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܬܠܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܗܝܡܢܘܬܐ.” 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/376.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/376
99
Discourse 30 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 30.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/421.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/421
100
Discourse 31 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 31.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/422.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/422
101
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
102
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
103
Discourse 34 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 34.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/425.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/425
104
Discourse 35 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 35.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/426.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/426
105
Discourse 36 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 36.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/427.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/427
106
Discourse 37 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 37.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/428.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/428
107
Discourse 38 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 38.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/429.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/429
108
Discourse 39 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 39.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/430.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/430
109
Discourse 4 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 4.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/395.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/395
110
Discourse 4: On Faith and Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 4: On Faith and Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ.” 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/377.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/377
111
Discourse 40 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 40.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/431.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/431
112
Discourse 41 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 41.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/432.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/432
113
Discourse 42 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 42.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/433.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/433
114
Discourse 43 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 43.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/434.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/434
115
Discourse 44 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 44.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/435.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/435
116
Discourse 45 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 45.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/436.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/436
117
Discourse 46 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 46.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/437 .URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/437
118
Discourse 47 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 47.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/438.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/438
119
Discourse 48 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 48.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/439.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/439
120
Discourse 49 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 49.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/440.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/440
121
Discourse 5 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 5.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/396.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/396
122
Discourse 5: On Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ by Philoxenos of MabbugPhiloxenos of Mabbug. “Discourse 5: On Simplicity - ܡܐܡܪܐ ܕܚܡܫܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܫܝܛܘܬܐ.” 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/378.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/378
123
Discourse 50 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 50.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/441.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/441
124
Discourse 51 by Isaac of NinevehIsaac of Nineveh. “Discourse 51.” Based upon Digital Syriac Corpus. Last modified March 5, 2019. https://syriaccorpus.org/442.URI: https://syriaccorpus.org/442

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.