The name that is transliterated as “Elamite” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that combines “mountainous” (region) and the geographical map of Elam . (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Elamite” in Libras (source )
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The name that is transliterated as “Antipatris” in English means “likeness of his father.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with a sign that combines “ancestor” (the Greek meaning of the word — right hand) and a region (right hand). (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Antipatris” in Libras (source )
The name that is transliterated as “Sceva” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that combines “seven” (for Sceva’s seven sons) and “driving out” (demons). (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Sceva” in Libras (source )
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The name that is transliterated as “Enos” or “Enosh” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with a sign that signifies “mortal man,” a meaning of the name. (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Enos / Enosh” in Libras (source )
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The name that is transliterated as “Bithynia” in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with the sign for “violence” because the meaning of the name is “violent pushing.” (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Bithynia” in Libras (source )
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The name that is transliterated as “Zadok” (also: Sadoc) in English is translated in Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) with the sign for “righteous” (the meaning of the name). (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Rufus” in Libras (source )
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The Greek that is transliterated as “Samothrace” in English is translated more specifically as “the island of Samothrace” in some languages. Isthmus Mixe has “the land of Samothrace [which is] in the midst of the sea” and Eastern Highland Otomi uses “little land of Samothrace which sits in the water.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.) (See also Cyprus.)
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with a sign that depicts the Winged Victory of Samothrace , a famous monument found in the island. (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Samothrace” in Libras (source )
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The name that is transliterated as “Arphaxad” or “Arpachshad” in English means “one that releases,” “a jar pouring forth,” “I shall fail at the breast.” (Source: Cornwall / Smith 1997 )
In Libras (Brazilian Sign Language) it is translated with a sign that suggests “expansion of people.” Arphaxad is the grandson of Noah and is known for being a pioneer in the expansion of people. (Source: Missão Kophós )
“Arphaxad / Arpachshad” in Libras (source )
See also Cainan (son of Arphaxad).
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