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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ܐܪܙ '-R-Z
mystery
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܐܪܙܐ
ʾrzʾ
'rz'
mystery Matthew 13:11 Mark 4:11 Luke 8:10 Romans 11:25 1 Corinthians 13:2 1 Corinthians 14:2 1 Corinthians 15:51 Ephesians 1:9 Ephesians 3:3 Ephesians 5:32 Ephesians 6:19 Colossians 1:26 Colossians 4:3 2 Thessalonians 2:7 1 Timothy 3:9 1 Timothy 3:16
ܕܐܪܙܐ
dʾrzʾ
d'rz'
of-mystery Romans 16:24 Ephesians 3:9 Colossians 1:27 Colossians 2:2
ܒܐܪܙ
bʾrz
b'rz
in-mystery 1 Corinthians 2:7
ܐܪܙܗ
ʾrzh
'rzh
mystery-his 1 Corinthians 2:1
ܕܒܐܪܙܗ
dbʾrzh
db'rzh
that.in-mystery-his Ephesians 3:4
ܕܐܪܙܘܗܝ
dʾrzwhy
d'rzwhy
of-mystery-her 1 Corinthians 4:1
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
אֶרֶז erez cedar
רָז raz secret/mystery (Aramaic)
רָזָא raza mystery (Aramaic)
רָזוֹן razón secret, mystery
מְרֻזָּה meruzzá enigmatic, mysterious
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
رَمْز ramz symbol
أَرْز arz cedar
سِرّ sirr secret/mystery
أَرَزَ araza to be or appear mysterious
رَازَ rāza to reveal a secret
مَرْمُوْز marmūz coded, symbolic