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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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
ܐܝܟܐ	ʾykʾ 'yk'	where	Matthew 2:9 Matthew 6:20 Matthew 6:21 Matthew 8:20 Matthew 12:44 Matthew 13:5 Matthew 18:20 Matthew 24:28 Matthew 25:24 Matthew 25:24 Matthew 25:26 Matthew 25:26 Matthew 26:17 Matthew 26:57 Matthew 28:16 Mark 4:5 Mark 9:44 Mark 9:46 Mark 9:48 Mark 13:14 ... +57
ܐܝܟܘ	ʾykw 'ykw	Peal	Matthew 2:2 Mark 8:21 Mark 14:14 John 7:11 John 8:19 John 9:12 John 11:57 Romans 3:27 1 Corinthians 15:55 Galatians 4:15 Psalms 42:11 Psalms 79:10 Psalms 115:2 Isaiah 33:18 Isaiah 33:18 Isaiah 33:18 Isaiah 37:13 Isaiah 63:15 Ezekiel 18:19
ܠܐܝܟܐ	lʾykʾ l'yk'		Mark 5:40 Mark 6:55 Luke 17:37 John 7:35 John 8:14 John 12:35 John 13:36 John 13:36 John 14:5 John 16:5 John 21:18 John 21:18 Hebrews 11:8 1 John 2:11 Psalms 139:7
ܘܐܝܟܐ	wʾykʾ w'yk'		Matthew 6:19 Matthew 6:20 Mark 6:56 Mark 9:18 Luke 22:11 John 7:34 John 7:36 John 8:21 John 12:26 Psalms 139:7 Isaiah 36:19 Ezekiel 13:15
ܐܝܟܢ	ʾykn 'ykn	how	Matthew 16:11 1 Corinthians 3:10 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Psalms 11:1 Psalms 73:11 Psalms 73:19 Psalms 137:4
ܕܐܝܟܐ	dʾykʾ d'yk'		Matthew 2:4 Matthew 26:13 John 8:22 John 14:3 John 20:19
ܘܠܐܝܟܐ	wlʾykʾ wl'yk'		Mark 14:14 John 3:8 John 8:14 John 14:4
ܘܕܐܝܟ	wdʾyk wd'yk		1 Corinthians 5:1
ܕܐܝܟܘ	dʾykw d'ykw	Peal	Psalms 42:4
ܕܠܐܝܟܐ	dlʾykʾ dl'yk'		John 13:33

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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