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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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.
Read Luke 1:28 →Peshitta Occurrences
| Form | Transliteration | Gloss | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| ܘܐܣܪ | wʾsr w'sr |
and-bind, tie | Matthew 3:4 Mark 15:36 Acts 16:24 Acts 21:11 Psalms 105:18 Proverbs 31:24 Ezekiel 9:2 Ezekiel 9:3 |
| ܐܣܪ | ʾsr 'sr |
bind, tie Peal | John 21:18 Acts 22:4 Psalms 109:19 Isaiah 3:24 Isaiah 5:27 Isaiah 11:5 |
| ܕܢܐܣܘܪ | dnʾswr dn'swr |
bind, tie | Luke 12:37 Acts 9:14 Acts 9:21 |
| ܢܐܣܘܪ | nʾswr n'swr |
bind, tie | Mark 3:27 John 21:18 Acts 9:2 |
| ܘܐܣܪܗ | wʾsrh w'srh |
and-bind, tie-his | Matthew 14:3 Mark 6:17 Luke 13:16 |
| ܘܐܣܪܘܗܝ | wʾsrwhy w'srwhy |
and-bind, tie-her | Matthew 27:2 John 18:12 |
| ܐܬܐܣܪܘ | ʾtʾsrw 'th'srw |
[pass]bind, tie[3pl] Ethpeel | Isaiah 22:3 Isaiah 22:3 |
| ܘܐܣܪܝܢ | wʾsryn w'sryn |
and-bind, tie[pl] | Matthew 23:4 |
| ܕܬܐܣܘܪ | dtʾswr dth'swr |
bind, tie | Matthew 16:19 |
| ܕܐܬܐܣܪ | dʾtʾsr d'th'sr |
of-[pass]bind, tie Ethpeel | Acts 21:13 |
| ܢܐܣܪ̈ܢ | nʾsrn n'srn |
[impf]bind, tie-them | Isaiah 3:24 |
| ܐܣܪܝܢ | ʾsryn 'sryn |
bind, tie[pl] | Luke 12:6 |
| ܐܣܪܐ | ʾsrʾ 'sr' |
bind, tie | Mark 7:35 |
| ܘܐܣܪܬ | wʾsrt w'srth |
and-bind, tie[perf] Peal | Proverbs 31:17 |
| ܘܡܬܐܣܪ | wmtʾsr wmth'sr |
and.from-[impf]bind, tie | Luke 8:29 |
| ܘܐܣ̇ܪܝܢ | wʾsryn w'sryn |
and-bind, tie[pl] | Ezekiel 3:25 |
| ܐܣܪܘ | ʾsrw 'srw |
bind, tie[3pl] Peal | Acts 5:18 |
| ܘܐܣ̇ܪܬ | wʾsrt w'srth |
and-bind, tie[perf] Peal | Ezekiel 16:10 |
| ܠܡܐܣܪܗ | lmʾsrh lm'srh |
so.that-bind, tie-his | Mark 5:3 |
| ܠܡܐܣܪ | lmʾsr lm'sr |
so.that-bind, tie | Psalms 149:8 |
| ܘܐܣܪܘ | wʾsrw w'srw |
and-bind, tie[3pl] Peal | Mark 15:1 |
Hebrew Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| אָסַר | asar | to bind |
| אָסִיר | asir | prisoner |
| מַאֲסָר | ma'asar | prison |
| אִסּוּר | issur | prohibition |
| אֵסֶר | eser | bond, binding |
| אִסָּר | issar | prohibition |
Arabic Cognates
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَسَرَ | asara | to capture |
| أَسِير | asir | prisoner |
| أَسْر | asr | captivity |
| أَسْرَة | 'asrah | family, lineage |
| إِسَارَة | 'isārah | captivity, slavery |