Aram
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The term Aram can refer to:
- Aram is the name of the Armenian Patriarch, whose name was given to the people he led, the Armenians.
- Aram is a popular Aramaic personal name. Aram or just "ram" is the Aramaic word for "powerful", "strong", "high" or "great".
- Aram the ancient land included Lebanon, Syria, parts of Israel, Jordan and Mesopotamia (Aramaic "Aram-Naharaim").
- Aram (אֲרָם "Highland", Standard Hebrew Aram, Tiberian Hebrew ʾĂrām) in the Book of Genesis is the fifth ite grandson of Noah; Asshur was among his brothers. He begets the nations of Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. Because of the meaning of the name ("highland"), it is more likely a description of the ancestor's origins or legacy rather than the actual name. He is sometimes regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Arameans; while the Mishnah and Hadith give that role to:
- Aram the son of Kemuel, son of Nahor, Abraham's brother.
- Aram: an alternative name for Nahor, Abraham's grandfather, a.k.a. Syria.
- Aram: Persian adjective meaning peaceful, gentle; also an Iranian personal name.
- An Aram sandwich, a kind of sandwich also known as a levant. It is made by spreading a softened lahvosh (Armenian cracker bread) with cream cheese, and laying on it thin slices of meat, cheese, salads and other sandwich fillings. The whole is rolled up, wrapped tightly, and refrigerated for some time, then cut into slices to serve or for sale.
- Aram is a character from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series. He is a Tinker who, after forsaking the Way of the Leaf, eventually was driven to madness. After attempting to take Perrin's life, he was slain.
