Does Judas's surname, Iscariot have any meaning, symbolic or otherwise?

Question

I read and I don't know where I read it, his surname or maybe he had a nickname meaning knife maker or wielder or something along those lines.

Answer 1

* In the second main etymology, "Iscariot" is considered to be a transformation by metathesis of the Latin sicarius, or "dagger-man". The Sicarii were a cadre of assassins among Jewish rebels intent on driving the Romans out of Judea. It is possible then, that this Latin name might have been transformed by Aramaic into a form more closely resembling "Iscariot". But many historians maintain that the sicarii only arose in the 40's or 50's of the 1st century, so Judas could not have been a member.[1] While Judas may or may not have actually been a sicariote, the term may have been used for him pejoratively. Therefore, if Judas is largely synonymous with Judean and if Iscariot means Sicarius, then Judas Iscariot would mean Judean Assassin.

In more fringe etymologies theory suggests that "Iscariot" could also be derived from the Aramaic sheqarya' or shiqrai, indicating a person who is a fraud; "the false one" would usually be written as ishqaraya. It could also have been derived from the Hebrew sachar. It also has been theorised that Iscariot could mean deliverer, derived from the Hebrew sakar (Hebraist Joel M. Hoffman's table of Hebrew and Greek names is helpful for understanding this sort of etymology). One factor arguing against "Iscariot" deriving from Judas' betrayal of Jesus is the reference in John 6:71 to Judas as son of Simon the Iscariot. In light of this, Iscariot appears to be a family name, or at least something that could be applied also to his father, which would make these fringe theories unlikely.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Does Judas's surname, Iscariot have any meaning, symbolic or otherwise?
I read and I don't know where I read it, his surname or maybe he had a nickname meaning knife maker or wielder or something along those lines.

Answer 4

It is logical to conclude that Judas had been a disciple for a time before Jesus made him an apostle. evidently for a while he had been a disciple who found favor with God and with Jesus; his very selection as an apostle indicates that. Judas Iscariot. He pursued a dishonest course, stealing from the money box entrusted to his care. Judas later went to the Jewish rulers and arranged to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. Judas felt remorse after the betrayal, but he never repented of his deliberate sin. Consequently, Judas is not worthy of a resurrection. Jesus therefore called him “the son of destruction.” The sin of Judas Iscariot was unforgivable. His betrayal of Jesus was the willful, deliberate culmination of a course of hypocrisy and dishonesty. For instance, when Judas saw Mary anoint Jesus with costly oil, he asked: “Why was it this perfumed oil was not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor people?” The apostle John added: “Judas said this, though, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief and had the money box and used to carry off the monies put in it.” Soon thereafter, Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. True, Judas felt remorse and committed suicide. But he was not forgiven, since his deliberate, persistently selfish course and his treacherous act reflected his sin against the holy spirit. How appropriate that Jesus should call Judas “the son of destruction”!

Answer 5

The word or name Iscariot does not appear in any archaeological discoveries. It could be a nicname. Thomas was called Didymus, which means the twin. Since Iscariot is not a known Greek word it is probably just a family name whose family tree cannot be traced.

Answer 6

John 6:71 does not say son of Simon the iscariot, it says Simon. And that makes your whole explanation very unclear tsull and isca et iot and I shqaraya are totally different, unrealistic. Its likely to be blapath and Christina explanation.

Answer 7

What "Iscariot" means is unclear, but it may indicate he was from the Judean village of Kerioth..

Answer 8

Dunno...but that surname sounds really cool!

Answer 9

His name means smth, not symbolic, though. "Ish" meant "man" in Hebrew. Karioth is a town for all I know. So it meant "man of Karioth," showing where he was from.

Answer 10

In Hebrew his name is איש-קריות, which is Man-of-suburb.
I assume he lived somewhere outside the big city, and this is the origin of his name