Peshitta Constellations

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ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

Explore the Peshitta — the Syriac New Testament — through its triliteral Aramaic roots. Hebrew and Arabic cognates, interlinear reader, and a living map of how each root hardened into Greek.

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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

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Semantic bridges

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Read the New Testament in its original Aramaic with transliteration and translation. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the ⚙️ settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܒܘܢ	ʾbwn 'bwn	our father	Matthew 6:9 Luke 1:73 Luke 11:2 John 4:12 John 8:39 John 8:53 Romans 1:7 Romans 8:15 Romans 9:10 1 Corinthians 1:3 2 Corinthians 1:2 Galatians 1:4 Galatians 4:6 Ephesians 1:2 Philippians 1:2 Philippians 4:20 Colossians 1:2 1 Thessalonians 3:11 1 Thessalonians 3:13 2 Thessalonians 1:1 ... +8
ܐܒܘܟܘܢ	ʾbwkwn 'bwkwn		Matthew 6:1 Matthew 6:8 Matthew 6:14 Matthew 6:15 Matthew 6:32 Matthew 7:11 Matthew 10:29 Matthew 18:14 Matthew 23:9 Mark 11:25 Mark 11:26 Luke 6:36 Luke 11:13 Luke 12:30 Luke 12:32 John 8:38 John 8:42 John 8:56 Isaiah 51:2
ܠܐܒܘܟ	lʾbwk l'bwk		Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:18 Matthew 15:4 Matthew 19:19 Mark 7:10 Mark 10:19 Luke 18:20 Ephesians 6:2 Proverbs 23:22
ܐܒܘܟ	ʾbwk 'bwk	your father	Luke 2:48 Luke 15:27 John 8:19 Proverbs 23:25 Isaiah 7:17 Isaiah 38:5 Isaiah 38:8 Isaiah 43:27 Isaiah 58:14
ܕܐܒܘܟܘܢ	dʾbwkwn d'bwkwn		Matthew 5:45 Matthew 5:48 Matthew 10:20 John 8:41 John 8:44
ܕܐܒܘܟ	dʾbwk d'bwk		Proverbs 1:8 Proverbs 6:20 Proverbs 27:10
ܘܐܒܘܟ	wʾbwk w'bwk		Matthew 6:4 Matthew 6:6 Matthew 6:18
ܕܐܒܘܢ	dʾbwn d'bwn		Mark 11:10 Romans 4:12
ܠܐܒܘܗ	lʾbwh l'bwh		Mark 5:40 Luke 8:50
ܕܐܒܘܗܘܢ	dʾbwhwn d'bwhwn		Matthew 13:43 Isaiah 14:21
ܐܒܘܗܘܢ	ʾbwhwn 'bwhwn	their father	Matthew 4:21 Mark 1:20
ܘܐܒܘܟܘܢ	wʾbwkwn w'bwkwn		Matthew 6:26 John 20:17
ܘܐܒܘܟܝܢ	wʾbwkyn w'bwkyn		Ezekiel 16:45
ܐܒܘܗ	ʾbwh 'bwh		John 8:44
ܠܐܒܘܗܝܢ	lʾbwhyn l'bwhyn		Hebrews 12:9
ܠܐܒܘܟܘܢ	lʾbwkwn l'bwkwn		Matthew 5:16
ܘܠܐܒܘܗ	wlʾbwh wl'bwh		Luke 8:51
ܠܐܒܘܢ	lʾbwn l'bwn		Acts 7:2
ܘܠܐܒܘܗܘܢ	wlʾbwhwn wl'bwhwn		Matthew 4:22

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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