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Talitha Cumi
Holman Bible Dictionary
(tal' ih thuh-cyoo' mih) Transliteration of Aramaic phrase meaning, “damsel, arise.” Jesus' words to Jarius' daughter (Mark 5:41 ). The girl's relatives thought she was dead by the time the Lord arrived, but He pronounced it only as sleep (Mark 5:39 ). The Aramaic reflects Mark's attempt to preserve the actual words of Jesus, who probably spoke Aramaic rather than Greek in which most of the New Testament is written. See Jairus .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Talitha Cumi'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/t/talitha-cumi.html. 1991.