Strong's Greek: 5008. ταλιθά (talitha) -- Little girl, damsel

Strong's Lexicon

talitha: Little girl, damsel

Original Word: ταλιθά
Part of Speech: Aramaic Transliterated Word (Indeclinable)
Transliteration: talitha
Pronunciation: tah-lee-thah
Phonetic Spelling: (tal-ee-thah')
Definition: Little girl, damsel
Meaning: (Aramaic), girl, little girl.

Word Origin: Derived from the Aramaic term טַלְיְתָא (talitha), meaning "little girl" or "damsel."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Aramaic term טַלְיְתָא (talitha) does not have a direct Hebrew equivalent in Strong's Concordance, but it is related to the Hebrew word טַלְיָא (talyā), meaning "young child" or "youth."

Usage: The term "talitha" is used in the New Testament in the context of Jesus performing a miracle. It is a tender address used by Jesus when He raises a young girl from the dead, demonstrating His compassion and authority over life and death.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Jewish culture of the first century, children, especially girls, were often seen as having lesser status. Jesus' use of "talitha" highlights His counter-cultural approach, valuing and showing compassion to all individuals regardless of societal status. The use of Aramaic, the common language of the Jewish people at the time, underscores the personal and intimate nature of Jesus' ministry.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Aramaic origin
Definition
maiden
NASB Translation
Talitha (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 5008: ταλιθά

ταλιθά (WH ταλειθα, see their Appendix, p. 155, and under the word εἰ, ἰ; more correctly accented ταλιθά (see Kautzsch, as below, p. 8; cf. Tdf. Prolog., p. 102)), a Chaldean word טְלִיתָא (according to Kautzsch (Gram. d. Biblical-Aram., p. 12) more correctly, טַלְיְתָא, feminine of טַלְיָא, 'a youth'), a damsel, maiden: Mark 5:41.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

young girl.

Of Chaldee origin (compare taleh); the fresh, i.e. Young girl; talitha (O maiden) -- talitha.

see HEBREW taleh

Forms and Transliterations

Ταλειθα Ταλειθά ταλιθα ταλιθά talitha

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