The Twelve Apostles And Meaning Of Names In Aramaic

Jesus spoke Aramaic (Hebrew) His name was Yeshua. Aramaic can be found even in Genesis. Y'shua was known as the king of the Yehudi (Jews). The name Apostle in Aramaic(Seliah) means to be sent.

The twleve Apostles and their name meanings.
Simon Peter--Aramaic--Simon (Shim'on)--means God has heard--Peter (Cephas/Kephas) means rock
Andrew--A GREEK name--means Adam, man, manly--He's Peter's brother
John--Aramaic/Hebrew--(Yochanan)--means God is gracious
James/Jacob--Aramaic--(Ya'aqov)--means to follow, heel
Thomas--Aramaic--(Tau'ma)--means twin
Matthew--Aramaic--(Mattityahu)--means gift of God
Simon the Cananaean--Aramaic--means the zealot or jealous one
Philip--A GREEK name--means lover/friend of horses
Bartholomew--Aramaic--means son of farmer/furrow/hill (He was also known as Nathanael)
Judas Iscariot--Aramaic--(Yehuda)--means praised one
James the younger--Aramaic--(Ya'aqov) means to follow, heel
Matthias(chosen after Judas)--Aramaic--(Matityahu)variant of Matthew--means gift of God
Thaddaeus--Aramaic--means heart--brother of James

If you're curious the name of Mark is Latin (Marcus) and means sea green or hammer---The name of Luke is Greek (Loukas) and means from Luciania (Italy)Timothy is a Greek name tha means honouring God. Titus is Latin and means to honor or defender.
Yeshua Bless You
 
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