What Does “Talitha koum” Mean in the Bible?
Words in Aramaic, the language of Jesus. They mean: “Little girl, arise.”
It can mean
- What happened: Jesus took the hand of Jairus’s daughter, who had died. He said these words, and she got up and began to walk around.
- How old she was: twelve.
Where it appears in the Bible
Mark 5:41; Mark 5:42
What the Bible says
Mark 5:41
And taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her: Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted: Damsel (I say to thee) arise.
Mark 5:42
And immediately the damsel rose up, and walked: and she was twelve years old: and they were astonished with a great astonishment.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: Mark 5:41