Index of Persons

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.

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Heraclitus — Names: HeraclitusHeraclitus, Presocratic Greek philosopherURI: https://usaybia.net/person/870
Hermann of Carinthia Names: Hermann of CarinthiaHermann of Carinthia, Istrian scholar and translatorURI: https://usaybia.net/person/871
Hermes — Names: HermesHermes, legendary Egyptian-Greek sage, Hermes Trismegistus (Thrice-Great), identified with the Islamic Idrīs/Hermes the Second/Hermes the ThirdURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2421
Hermias ‘the Slave’ Names: Hermias ‘the Slave’Hermias ‘the Slave’, ruler of Atarneus Herminus, teacher of Alexander of AphrodisiasURI: https://usaybia.net/person/872
Hermodamus — Names: HermodamusHermodamus, descendant of the Homeric Cryophylus of SamosURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2422
Hero — Names: HeroHero, late-antique physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/873
Herodotus — Names: HerodotusHerodotus, 5th-c. BC Greek historian (ca. 485–424BC)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/874
Herodotus — Names: HerodotusHerodotus, 1st–2nd-c. physician at RomeURI: https://usaybia.net/person/875
Herophilus of Chalcedon — Names: Herophilus of ChalcedonHerophilus of Chalcedon, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/876
Herpyllis — Names: HerpyllisHerpyllis, Aristotle’s maid/concubineURI: https://usaybia.net/person/877
Ibn Habal (`or` Hubal) — Names: Ibn Habal (`or` Hubal)Shams al-Dīn [ibn Muhadhdhab al-Dīn] ibn HabalIbn Habal `or` Hubal Shams al Dīn Abū l ʿAbbās Aḥmad ibn Muhadhdhab al Dīn Abī l Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Aḥmad ibn ʿAlī physician...URI: https://usaybia.net/person/983
Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāʿid, Jamāl al-Ruʾasāʾ Abū l-Fatḥ — Names: Hibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāʿid, Jamāl al-Ruʾasāʾ Abū l-FatḥHibat Allāh ibn al-Faḍl ibn Ṣāʿid, Jamāl al-Ruʾasāʾ Abū l-Fatḥ, family of Ibn al-TilmīdhURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2423
Hibat Allāh ibn Ilyās — Names: Hibat Allāh ibn IlyāsHibat Allāh ibn Ilyās, physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/879
Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Ibn al-Ṣāḥib — Names: Hibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Ibn al-ṢāḥibHibat Allāh ibn ʿAlī Majd al-Dīn Ibn al-Ṣāḥib, `ustādh Dār al-Khilāfah` (d. 583/1187)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/878
Hieron — Names: HieronHieron, dedicatee of GalenURI: https://usaybia.net/person/880
Abū Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī — Names: Abū Hilāl al-ḤimṣīHilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-ḤimṣīAbū Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī, physician, father of Hilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-ḤimṣīURI: https://usaybia.net/person/217
Hilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī — Names: Hilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-ḤimṣīHilāl ibn Abī Hilāl al-Ḥimṣī, mathematician (d. 218/833), translator of Apollonius’ `K. al-Makhrūṭāt`URI: https://usaybia.net/person/881
Hilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ — Names: Hilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-ṢābiʾHilāl ibn al-Muḥassin ibn Ibrāhīm al-Ṣābiʾ, secretary and historian under the Būyids (d. 448/1056)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/883
Hilāl ibn Badr ibn Ḥasanwayh — Names: Hilāl ibn Badr ibn ḤasanwayhHilāl ibn Badr ibn Ḥasanwayh, Kurdish chieftain in the Jibāl region (d. 405/1014)URI: https://usaybia.net/person/882
Himerius — Names: HimeriusHimerius, detractor of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/884
Hind — Names: HindHind, unidentified womanURI: https://usaybia.net/person/885
Hipparchus — Names: HipparchusHipparchus, student of AristotleURI: https://usaybia.net/person/2506
Hippocrates — Names: HippocratesHippocrates, Greek physicianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/886
Hippocrates of Gerasa — Names: Hippocrates of GerasaHippocrates of Gerasa, physician of antiquityURI: https://usaybia.net/person/887
Hippolytus Names: HippolytusHippolytus, 3rd-c. theologianURI: https://usaybia.net/person/888

Search Tips

For best results, users are recommended to use the advanced search functions. Search results can also be improved by the use of the the following Boolean search characters:

Wildcard Characters:

Given the prevalence of variant spellings in names, using Wildcard Characters may help.

"?" can be inserted as a variant for any single character.

Thus a search for:

G?wargis  
returns results which contain either "Gewargis" or "Giwargis".

Similarly a search for:

M?r  
returns results which contain either "Mar" or "Mor".

"*" can be inserted as a variant for multiple characters or a truncated word.

Thus a search for:

Dayr*  
returns results for "Dayr" and "Dayro" and more.

Similarly a search for

Ab*  
returns results for "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "ʿAbda" and more.

Note: Because the sources we quote use a variety of transliteration formats, Syriaca.org ignores diacritics and punctuation in searching; for example, use of "ʿ" is not required to find results with this diacritical mark.

Fuzzy Search Character

Appending the character "~" after a word returns results for words that are close but not exact matches.

Thus a search for

Aba~  
returns results which contain "Aba" but also "Abi", "Saba", "Aha", and other words that are "fuzzy" matches for "Aba".

Exact Phrase Searches

To find an exact phrase, it should be enclosed in double quotes.

Thus

"ʿAbdishoʿ I"  
returns only one result with that exact phrase, while several results are found for the words "ʿAbdishoʿ" and "I".

Proximity Characters

To find two or more words which occur within a specified range of each other, one can append the character "~" followed by a number to an "Exact Phrase" search. This allows one to search for two or more words that occur within a specified distance of each other as defined by number of words.

Thus

"Jacob+Bishop"~2  
finds three results in which the words "Jacob" and "Bishop" occur within two words of each other: "Jacob , bishop of Nisibin", "Jacob, bishop of Phesilta", and "Jacob , bishop of ‛Ānah" while a simple search for "Jacob Bishop" returns many more results.