ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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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ܐܠܦ '-L-P
learn, teach; thousand
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
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
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
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
ܕܐܠܦ
dʾlp
d'lp
of-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 51:15 Psalms 90:4 Psalms 119:71 Psalms 144:1
ܘܐܠܦܘ
wʾlpw
w'lpw
and-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal Matthew 28:20 Acts 6:11 Acts 8:25 Acts 11:26
ܐܠܦܬ
ʾlpt
'lpth
learn, teach; thousand[perf] Peal Luke 13:26 John 18:20
ܕܐܠܦܘ
dʾlpw
d'lpw
of-learn, teach; thousand[3pl] Peal Matthew 28:15 Mark 6:30
ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ
bʾlpʾ
b'lp'
in-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 107:23 Isaiah 60:22
ܘܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ
wbʾlpʾ
wb'lp'
and.in-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 68:18 Ezekiel 27:24
ܘܐܠܦܗ
wʾlph
w'lph
and-learn, teach; thousand-his Isaiah 40:14 Isaiah 40:14
ܘܐܠܦ
wʾlp
w'lp
and-learn, teach; thousand Acts 20:20 Titus 2:2
ܢܐܠܦ
nʾlp
n'lp
[impf]learn, teach; thousand 1 Corinthians 14:31 Isaiah 26:10
ܘܐ̈ܠܦܐ
wʾlpʾ
w'lp'
and-learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 60:9
ܕܐܠܦܢ
dʾlpn
d'lpn
of-learn, teach; thousand-them Acts 27:10
ܬܐܠܦ
tʾlp
th'lp
[impf]learn, teach; thousand Proverbs 22:25
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
ܕܢܐܠܦܢ
dnʾlpn
dn'lpn
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand-them 1 Corinthians 14:35
ܘܐܠܦܐ
wʾlpʾ
w'lp'
and-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 14:24
ܘܐܠܦܢܝ
wʾlpny
w'lpny
and-learn, teach; thousand-me Peal Proverbs 4:4
ܕܬܐܠܦ
dtʾlp
dth'lp
of-[impf]learn, teach; thousand Acts 24:8
ܘܐܝܠܦܘ
wʾylpw
w'ylpw
learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 1:17
ܕܐܠܦܟܘܢ
dʾlpkwn
d'lpkwn
of-learn, teach; thousand-your(pl) 1 John 2:27
ܒܐܠܦ
bʾlp
b'lp
in-learn, teach; thousand Isaiah 7:23
ܕܒܐܠܦܐ
dbʾlpʾ
db'lp'
that.in-learn, teach; thousand Matthew 14:33
ܠܐܠܦ
lʾlp
l'lp
to-learn, teach; thousand Psalms 105:8
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