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 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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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).

Explore ܫܘܚ R-W-KH → | Visualize R-W-KH →

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	Gloss	References
ܐܦܠܐ	ʾplʾ 'pl'	not even	Matthew 5:35 Matthew 5:36 Matthew 6:15 Matthew 22:30 Matthew 24:36 Mark 2:2 Mark 11:26 Mark 13:32 Luke 14:12 Luke 20:36 Luke 23:15 John 1:3 John 6:24 John 8:11 John 18:9 John 18:30 John 18:38 John 19:4 Acts 2:31 Acts 8:21 ... +55
ܘܐܦܠܐ	wʾplʾ w'pl'		Mark 12:10 Mark 14:59 Luke 16:26 Acts 19:2 Acts 24:12 1 Corinthians 10:7 1 Corinthians 10:8 1 Corinthians 10:10 1 Corinthians 11:9 1 Corinthians 12:3 1 Timothy 6:16 1 Peter 3:9 Proverbs 27:24 Ezekiel 29:11 Ezekiel 44:10
ܕܐܦܠܐ	dʾplʾ d'pl'		Matthew 6:29 Acts 15:10 Romans 16:10 1 Corinthians 5:1 2 Corinthians 3:10 1 Timothy 6:7 1 John 3:1
ܐܦܠܘ	ʾplw 'plw	Peal	Acts 18:24 Acts 19:1 1 Corinthians 3:5 1 Corinthians 3:22 1 Corinthians 16:12 Titus 3:13
ܕܐܦܠܘ	dʾplw d'plw	Peal	1 Corinthians 1:12 1 Corinthians 3:4
ܕܐܦܠܢ	dʾpln d'pln		Romans 4:24
ܘܕܐܦܠܘ	wdʾplw wd'plw	Peal	1 Corinthians 4:6
ܘܐܦܠܘ	wʾplw w'plw	Peal	1 Corinthians 3:6
ܘܐܦܠ	wʾpl w'pl		Psalms 118:13

Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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