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ta-lē´tha koÌ„ō´meÌ„Ì (ταλιθὰ κοῦμι, talithaÌ kouÌmi): Derived from the Aramaic ×˜×œ×™×ª× ×§×•Ö¼×ž×™, tÌ£alyethaÌ„' kÌ£uÌ„mı̄, “damsel, ariseâ€), which in the New Testament manuscripts is transliterated variously (Westcott-Hort, Ταλειθὰ κουÌμ, TaleithaÌ kouÌm, otherwise Ταλιθὰ κοῦμι, TalithaÌ kouÌmi). We have no data for determining how far Jesus employed the Aramaic language, but Mark () notes its use in this tender incident, and there is strong probability that Aramaic was used normally, if not exclusively, by Christ. There is, however, no ground for attributing any magical significance to the use of the Aramaic words in connection with this miracle.