ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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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.

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Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܠܐܒܕܢܐ
lʾbdnʾ
l'bdn'
Aphel Matthew 7:13 Acts 8:20 Romans 9:22 1 Corinthians 5:5 Hebrews 10:39 Psalms 37:38 Psalms 109:13 Psalms 140:12 Proverbs 10:24 Proverbs 13:15 Isaiah 34:12 Isaiah 40:17 Ezekiel 26:21 Ezekiel 27:36 Ezekiel 28:19
ܐܒܕܢܐ
ʾbdnʾ
'bdn'
Aphel Matthew 26:8 Mark 14:4 Philippians 3:19 1 Thessalonians 5:3 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Proverbs 16:26 Isaiah 10:16
ܕܐܒܕܢܐ
dʾbdnʾ
d'bdn'
Aphel John 17:12 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Psalms 55:24 Isaiah 14:23
ܘܐܒܕܢܐ
wʾbdnʾ
w'bdn'
Aphel Proverbs 1:26 Proverbs 15:11 Proverbs 27:20
ܘܒܐܒܕܢܗܘܢ
wbʾbdnhwn
wb'bdnhwn
Aphel Proverbs 11:10 Proverbs 28:28
ܕܐܒܕܢܗܘܢ
dʾbdnhwn
d'bdnhwn
Aphel Philippians 1:28
ܘܠܐܒܕܢܐ
wlʾbdnʾ
wl'bdn'
Aphel Proverbs 21:6
ܘܒܐܒܕܢܐ
wbʾbdnʾ
wb'bdn'
Aphel 1 Timothy 6:9
ܒܐܒܕܢܐ
bʾbdnʾ
b'bdn'
Aphel Psalms 88:12
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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