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Harklean version

Syriac language bible translation by Thomas of Harqel completed in 616 AD in Egypt

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ2196853 ↗
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The Harklean version, designated by syrh, is a Syriac language bible translation by Thomas of Harqel completed in 616 AD at the Enaton in Egypt. The Harklean version has close affinities with the Byzantine text-type.

The version is partly based on the earlier Philoxenian version, partly a new and very literal translation from the Greek New Testament.

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External links

The Harklean - Syriac Orthodox Resources.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Harklean version” as syriac language bible translation by Thomas of Harqel completed in 616 AD in Egypt. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 66-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 0616. The account is most persuasive where Harklean, version and Syriac can be independently traced.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2196853. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Harklean version” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.