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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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܒܪܗ
bbrh
bbrh
John 9:35 John 14:13 Hebrews 1:2 1 John 5:10 1 John 5:11 1 John 5:20
ܒܒܪܐ
bbrʾ
bbr'
Luke 14:5 John 3:36 1 John 2:22 1 John 2:23 1 John 2:23
Hebrew Cognates

No Hebrew cognates available for this root.

Arabic Cognates

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