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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Read the Peshitta — the 4th–5th century Syriac translation of the New Testament — with transliteration and modern translation side by side. Click any underlined word to discover its triliteral root. Use the settings menu settings to choose your preferred translation language and script.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ | ʾlpyn 'lpyn |
learn, teach; thousand[pl] | Isaiah 36:8 Isaiah 37:36 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:1 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 45:3 Ezekiel 45:5 Ezekiel 45:5 Ezekiel 45:6 Ezekiel 45:6 Ezekiel 48:8 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:9 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:10 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:13 Ezekiel 48:15 ... +16 |
| ܐܠܦܝܢ | ʾlpyn 'lpyn |
learn, teach; thousand[pl] | Matthew 15:38 Matthew 16:9 Matthew 16:10 Mark 5:13 Mark 6:44 Mark 8:9 Mark 8:19 Mark 8:20 Luke 9:14 Luke 11:1 Luke 14:31 Luke 14:31 John 6:10 Acts 2:41 Acts 4:4 Acts 21:38 Romans 11:4 1 Corinthians 10:8 |
| ܐܠܦܐ | ʾlpʾ 'lp' |
learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 14:21 Matthew 14:29 John 6:23 John 6:24 Acts 21:2 Acts 27:6 Acts 27:15 Acts 27:22 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:32 Acts 27:38 Acts 27:40 Acts 27:41 James 3:4 Proverbs 31:14 |
| ܠܐܠܦܐ | lʾlpʾ l'lp' |
to-learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 4:22 Matthew 9:1 Matthew 14:32 Matthew 15:39 Acts 20:13 Acts 20:38 Acts 21:3 Acts 21:6 Acts 27:2 Acts 27:2 Acts 27:17 Acts 27:30 Acts 27:39 |
| ܐܠܦ | ʾlp 'lp |
thousand | Luke 11:1 1 Corinthians 14:19 Philippians 2:19 1 Timothy 4:11 1 Timothy 6:2 Psalms 18:35 Psalms 84:11 Isaiah 7:23 Isaiah 30:17 Ezekiel 47:3 Ezekiel 47:4 Ezekiel 47:4 Ezekiel 47:5 |
| ܒܐܠܦܐ | bʾlpʾ b'lp' |
in-learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 4:21 Matthew 13:2 Matthew 14:13 Acts 20:14 Acts 27:31 Acts 27:37 Acts 28:11 |
| ܕܐܠܦܐ | dʾlpʾ d'lp' |
of-learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 8:24 Acts 27:11 Acts 27:19 Acts 27:29 Acts 27:44 Proverbs 30:19 |
| ܐ̈ܠܦܐ | ʾlpʾ 'lp' |
learn, teach; thousand | Psalms 48:8 Psalms 91:7 Psalms 119:72 Isaiah 2:16 Isaiah 23:1 Isaiah 23:14 |
| ܘܐܠܦܘ | wʾlpw w'lpw |
and-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal | Matthew 28:20 Acts 6:11 Acts 8:25 Acts 11:26 |
| ܕܐܠܦ | dʾlp d'lp |
of-learn, teach; thousand | Psalms 51:15 Psalms 90:4 Psalms 119:71 Psalms 144:1 |
| ܕܐܠܦܘ | dʾlpw d'lpw |
of-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal | Matthew 28:15 Mark 6:30 |
| ܘܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ | wbʾlpʾ wb'lp' |
and.in-learn, teach; thousand | Psalms 68:18 Ezekiel 27:24 |
| ܐܠܦܬ | ʾlpt 'lpth |
learn, teach; thousand[perf] Peal | Luke 13:26 John 18:20 |
| ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ | bʾlpʾ b'lp' |
in-learn, teach; thousand | Psalms 107:23 Isaiah 60:22 |
| ܘܐܠܦܗ | wʾlph w'lph |
and-learn, teach; thousand-his | Isaiah 40:14 Isaiah 40:14 |
| ܢܐܠܦ | nʾlp n'lp |
[impf]learn, teach; thousand | 1 Corinthians 14:31 Isaiah 26:10 |
| ܘܐܠܦ | wʾlp w'lp |
and-learn, teach; thousand | Acts 20:20 Titus 2:2 |
| ܘܐܠܦܟܘܢ | wʾlpkwn w'lpkwn |
and-learn, teach; thousand-your(pl) | Psalms 34:12 |
| ܕܐܠܦܢܝ | dʾlpny d'lpny |
of-learn, teach; thousand-me Peal | John 8:28 |
| ܕܒܐܠܦܐ | dbʾlpʾ db'lp' |
that.in-learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 14:33 |
| ܒܐܠܦ | bʾlp b'lp |
in-learn, teach; thousand | Isaiah 7:23 |
| ܕܢܐܠܦܢ | dnʾlpn dn'lpn |
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand-them | 1 Corinthians 14:35 |
| ܬܐܠܦ | tʾlp th'lp |
[impf]learn, teach; thousand | Proverbs 22:25 |
| ܕܬܐܠܦ | dtʾlp dth'lp |
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand | Acts 24:8 |
| ܘܐܠܦܢܝ | wʾlpny w'lpny |
and-learn, teach; thousand-me Peal | Proverbs 4:4 |
| ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ | wʾlpʾ w'lp' |
and-learn, teach; thousand | Isaiah 60:9 |
| ܕܐܠܦܟܘܢ | dʾlpkwn d'lpkwn |
of-learn, teach; thousand-your(pl) | 1 John 2:27 |
| ܘܐܠܦܐ | wʾlpʾ w'lp' |
and-learn, teach; thousand | Matthew 14:24 |
| ܠܐܠܦ | lʾlp l'lp |
to-learn, teach; thousand | Psalms 105:8 |
| ܕܐܠܦܢ | dʾlpn d'lpn |
of-learn, teach; thousand-them | Acts 27:10 |
| ܘܐܝܠܦܘ | wʾylpw w'ylpw |
learn, teach; thousand | Isaiah 1:17 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| אֶלֶף | elef | thousand |
| אָלַף | alaf | to teach |
| אוֹלֵף | ōlēf | teacher, instructor |
| אַלִּיף | allīf | tamed, docile |
| לְהָאֵלִיף | lehā'ēlīf | to teach, instruct |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَلْف | alf | thousand |
| تَأَلَّفَ | ta'allafa | to be familiar, associate |
| مَأْلُوف | ma'lūf | common, customary |
| تَأَلِيف | ta'līf | composition, compilation |