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
ܐܠܘ
ʾlw
'lw
Peal Matthew 12:7 Matthew 26:24 Mark 9:42 Mark 14:21 Luke 7:39 Luke 12:49 Luke 17:2 Luke 19:42 John 4:10 John 5:46 John 8:19 John 8:39 John 8:42 John 9:33 John 9:41 John 11:21 John 11:32 John 14:7 John 14:28 John 15:22 ... +21
ܐܫܬܐܠܘ
ʾštʾlw
'shth'lw
Ettaphal Hebrews 12:19
ܕܐܫܬܐܠܘ
dʾštʾlw
d'shth'lw
Ettaphal Hebrews 12:25
ܘܬܐܠܘܢ
wtʾlwn
wth'lwn
John 16:20
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

No Arabic cognates available for this root.