Peshitta Constellations

Fresco, Jossi

doi:10.5281/zenodo.19358529

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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Root patterns

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Word forms

3,459

Cognates

589

Semantic bridges

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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.

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Every triliteral root connects Aramaic to its sister languages. Search a root and explore its Hebrew and Arabic cognates, then visualize the full Semitic family as an interactive graph. The Root Card shows the semantic field, a key verse, and sister roots — roots sharing 2 of 3 consonants (e.g., SH-L-M ↔ SH-L-KH).

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Select a verse and watch how all its roots form a constellation of interconnected meanings. From the reader, click the scatter_plot icon next to the verse number.

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Semitic languages don't define: they radiate. Every word grows from a triliteral root that opens a force field. Discover the method of Semitic exegesis behind this application.

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Peshitta Occurrences

Form	Transliteration	References
ܐ̈ܢܝܢ	ʾnyn 'nyn	Proverbs 1:19 Proverbs 4:21 Proverbs 4:22 Proverbs 5:21 Proverbs 6:16 Proverbs 8:8 Proverbs 8:9 Proverbs 8:9 Proverbs 9:12 Proverbs 14:12 Proverbs 16:2 Proverbs 21:2 Proverbs 22:18 Proverbs 22:20 Proverbs 27:7 Proverbs 30:14 Proverbs 30:18 Proverbs 30:18 Proverbs 30:24 Proverbs 30:29 ... +37
ܐܢܝ̈ܢ	ʾnyn 'nyn	Proverbs 3:17 Proverbs 7:27 Proverbs 8:9 Proverbs 15:26 Proverbs 19:24 Proverbs 20:12 Proverbs 22:18 Proverbs 26:15 Proverbs 30:15 Isaiah 37:14 Isaiah 37:14 Ezekiel 18:4 Ezekiel 18:4 Ezekiel 18:29 Ezekiel 23:45 Ezekiel 23:46 Ezekiel 23:47 Ezekiel 23:47 Ezekiel 34:13 Ezekiel 34:21
ܡܐܢܝܗܘܢ	mʾnyhwn m'nyhwn	Matthew 21:8 Mark 11:7 Luke 19:35 Luke 19:36 Acts 22:23
ܡܐ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ	mʾnyhwn m'nyhwn	Isaiah 65:4 Ezekiel 42:14 Ezekiel 44:19
ܘܬܐ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ	wtʾnyhwn wth'nyhwn	Psalms 78:47 Psalms 105:33
ܡܐܢܝ̈ܟܝܢ	mʾnykyn m'nykyn	Ezekiel 13:21
ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝܟ	wmʾnyk wm'nyk	Ezekiel 24:17
ܘܡܐܢܝܟܘܢ	wmʾnykwn wm'nykwn	James 5:2
ܐܢܝܐ	ʾnyʾ 'ny'	Acts 9:34
ܡܐ̈ܢܝܟ	mʾnyk m'nyk	Ezekiel 12:4
ܒܡ̈ܐܢܝܗܘܢ	bmʾnyhwn bm'nyhwn	Ezekiel 44:19

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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Every word is a root, and every root is a constellation.

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