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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Semantic bridges

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press, compel

Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	Gloss	References
ܐܠܨ	ʾlṣ 'lts	press, compel Peal	Matthew 14:22 Mark 6:45 Acts 26:11 2 Corinthians 5:14 Galatians 2:14 Isaiah 63:9
ܐܠܨܐ	ʾlṣʾ 'lts'	press, compel	Romans 13:5 1 Corinthians 7:37 Philippians 1:24
ܕܐܠܨܢ	dʾlṣn d'ltsn	of-press, compel-them	Acts 15:28 Titus 3:14
ܐܬܐܠܨܢ	ʾtʾlṣn 'th'ltsn	[pass]press, compel-them Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 1:8 2 Corinthians 7:5
ܐܬܐܠܨܬ	ʾtʾlṣt 'th'ltsth	[pass]press, compel[perf] Ethpeel	Mark 5:26 Acts 28:19
ܐܠܨܝܢ	ʾlṣyn 'ltsyn	press, compel[pl]	Luke 8:45 Galatians 6:12
ܢܐܠܘܨ	nʾlwṣ n'lwts	press, compel	Isaiah 11:13
ܠܡܬܐܠܨܘ	lmtʾlṣw lmth'ltsw	so.that-[impf]press, compel[3pl]	1 Thessalonians 3:4
ܐܠܨܢ	ʾlṣn 'ltsn	press, compel-them	Philippians 1:23
ܘܐܠܨܘܗܝ	wʾlṣwhy w'ltswhy	and-press, compel-her	Luke 24:29
ܐܠܨܢܝ	ʾlṣny 'ltsny	press, compel-me Peal	Psalms 56:2
ܢܐܠܨܟ	nʾlṣk n'ltsk	[impf]press, compel-your	Isaiah 22:18
ܐܬܐܠܨ	ʾtʾlṣ 'th'lts	[pass]press, compel Ethpeel	2 Corinthians 10:2
ܕܡܬܐܠܨܝܢ	dmtʾlṣyn dmth'ltsyn	that.from-[impf]press, compel[pl]	Luke 6:18
ܐܠܨܬ	ʾlṣt 'ltsth	press, compel[perf] Peal	Psalms 7:5

Hebrew Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
אָלַץ	alats	to compel, to force
לָצוּץ	lātsuts	to press, to squeeze
מָלְצוּץ	māltsuuts	pressure, compulsion
לִיצָה	lītsāh	coercion, constraint

Arabic Cognates

Word	Transliteration	Meaning
لَزَّ	lazza	to press, to adhere
ألْزَمَ	ʾalzama	to compel, to force
لُزُومَة	luzūmah	obligation, necessity
تَلَاصُق	talāṣuq	adherence, sticking

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