Peshitta Constellations

Explore the New Testament from its Aramaic roots

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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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ܫܟܒ SH-KH-P — lie down, sleep
Semantic field: reclining, horizontal rest, prostration
What gets lost in translation: In Aramaic, ܫܟܒ (shkhab) is fundamentally a postural, bodily act: the body laying itself horizontal upon the ground, the bed, or the tomb. The root covers everything from simply reclining to rest, to … Explore this root →
שָׁכַב shakhavשִׁכְבָה shikh'vahשָׁכֵב shakhev شَكَبَ shakabaشَاكِب shāki'bشَكْب shak'b
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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܥܠ
ʾʿl
'el
he brought in Acts 16:24 Acts 21:28 Hebrews 2:10
ܘܐܥܠ
wʾʿl
w'el
Luke 14:21 Acts 10:23
ܐܥܠܘܗܝ
ʾʿlwhy
'elwhy
Acts 7:45 Acts 9:8
ܘܐܥܠܗ
wʾʿlh
w'elh
John 18:16 Acts 23:18
ܐܥܠܢ
ʾʿln
'eln
1 Timothy 6:7
ܐܥܠܬ
ʾʿlt
'elth
Peal Luke 12:16
ܐܥܠܘ
ʾʿlw
'elw
Peal 1 Timothy 6:10
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.