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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ܒܥܐ B-E-'
seek, ask
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܒܥܐ
bʿʾ
be'
he asked/sought Matthew 9:13 Matthew 18:12 Matthew 18:29 Matthew 26:16 Mark 5:18 Luke 5:8 Luke 5:39 Luke 7:36 Luke 8:28 Luke 8:38 Luke 9:38 Luke 11:37 Luke 13:6 Luke 13:7 Luke 14:18 Luke 14:19 Luke 15:4 Luke 15:28 Luke 16:27 John 4:23 ... +65
ܒܥܘ
bʿw
bew
seek, ask[3pl] Matthew 6:33 Matthew 7:7 Matthew 8:34 Matthew 9:38 Matthew 15:23 Luke 10:2 Luke 11:9 Luke 12:31 Luke 20:19 John 4:40 Acts 4:31 Acts 8:24 Acts 13:42 Acts 19:31 Acts 23:15 Acts 27:30 Romans 10:3 1 Corinthians 14:12 2 Corinthians 8:4 Colossians 3:1 ... +12
ܘܒܥܐ
wbʿʾ
wbe'
and he sought Matthew 8:5 Mark 1:40 Mark 5:10 Mark 5:23 Mark 7:32 Mark 14:11 Luke 5:12 Luke 7:3 Luke 8:41 Luke 14:32 Luke 22:6 John 4:47 Acts 2:40 Acts 8:31 Acts 11:23 Acts 13:7 Acts 13:11 Acts 16:9 Acts 16:27 Acts 23:18 ... +6
ܡܒܘܥܐ
mbwʿʾ
mbwe'
seek, ask James 3:11 Proverbs 10:11 Proverbs 13:14 Proverbs 14:27 Proverbs 16:22 Proverbs 18:4 Proverbs 25:26 Isaiah 12:3 Isaiah 58:11
ܕܒܥܐ
dbʿʾ
dbe'
of-seek, ask Matthew 13:45 John 8:50 Romans 3:11 Romans 11:7 Psalms 17:12 Psalms 24:6 Psalms 37:25 Proverbs 11:27 Proverbs 21:21
ܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ
mbwʿʾ
mbwe'
seek, ask Psalms 18:16 Psalms 68:27 Psalms 74:15 Psalms 104:10 Proverbs 8:28 Isaiah 41:18
ܬܒܘܥܐ
tbwʿʾ
thbwe'
seek, ask 1 Thessalonians 4:6 Psalms 94:1 Psalms 94:1 Psalms 99:8 Psalms 142:5 Isaiah 35:4
ܒܥܝܐ
bʿyʾ
bey'
seek, ask Matthew 12:39 Matthew 16:4 Mark 8:12 Luke 11:29 John 20:15
ܐܒܥܐ
ʾbʿʾ
'be'
[impf]seek, ask Aphel John 14:16 John 16:26 Psalms 122:9 Ezekiel 34:16
ܘܒܥܝܐ
wbʿyʾ
wbey'
seek, ask Matthew 12:43 Mark 7:26 Luke 15:8 Acts 16:15
ܠܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ
lmbwʿʾ
lmbwe'
seek, ask Psalms 107:35 Psalms 114:8 Isaiah 41:18
ܬܒܥܐ
tbʿʾ
thbe'
[impf]seek, ask 1 Corinthians 7:27 1 Corinthians 7:27 Isaiah 41:12
ܘܕܒܥܐ
wdbʿʾ
wdbe'
and.of-seek, ask Matthew 7:8 Luke 11:10 Proverbs 11:27
ܒܥܝ
bʿy
bey
seek, ask-my Titus 2:6 Psalms 34:15 Psalms 37:7
ܕܒܥܝܐ
dbʿyʾ
dbey'
seek, ask Romans 16:2 Psalms 63:2
ܕܡܬܒܥܐ
dmtbʿʾ
dmthbe'
that.from-[impf]seek, ask Luke 11:8 John 13:29
ܘܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ
wmbwʿʾ
wmbwe'
seek, ask Psalms 107:33 Isaiah 35:7
ܘܢܒܥܐ
wnbʿʾ
wnbe'
and-[impf]seek, ask 1 Thessalonians 3:2 1 Peter 3:11
ܕܐܒܥܐ
dʾbʿʾ
d'be'
of-[impf]seek, ask Aphel Matthew 26:53 2 Corinthians 9:5
ܠܡܒܥܐ
lmbʿʾ
lmbe'
so.that-seek, ask Mark 8:11 Acts 11:25
ܕܢܒܥܐ
dnbʿʾ
dnbe'
of-[impf]seek, ask Luke 19:10 1 John 5:16
ܡܒܥܐ
mbʿʾ
mbe'
[ptcp]seek, ask Philemon 1:9
ܘܠܡܒܥܐ
wlmbʿʾ
wlmbe'
and.to-[ptcp]seek, ask Psalms 104:21
ܕܬܒܥܐ
dtbʿʾ
dthbe'
of-[impf]seek, ask Luke 11:24
ܘܬܒܥܐ
wtbʿʾ
wthbe'
and-[impf]seek, ask Isaiah 37:4
ܒܥܬ
bʿt
beth
seek, ask[perf] Proverbs 31:13
ܒܥܐܘܗܝ
bʿʾwhy
be'why
seek, ask-her Luke 2:44
ܒܡ̈ܒܘܥܐ
bmbwʿʾ
bmbwe'
seek, ask Proverbs 8:24
ܕܡܬܒܥܝܐ
dmtbʿyʾ
dmthbey'
seek, ask Luke 10:42
ܢܒܥܐ
nbʿʾ
nbe'
[impf]seek, ask 2 Corinthians 8:6
ܘܠܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ
wlmbwʿʾ
wlmbwe'
seek, ask Isaiah 49:10
ܕܡܒܘܥܐ
dmbwʿʾ
dmbwe'
seek, ask Psalms 36:10
ܘܬܒܘܥܐ
wtbwʿʾ
wthbwe'
seek, ask Romans 13:4
Hebrew Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
בָּעָה ba'a to seek/ask
בִּקֵּשׁ biqesh to seek/request
בִּקְשָׁה biqsha request, petition
מְבַקֵּשׁ m'vakeish applicant, petitioner
Arabic Cognates
Word Transliteration Meaning
بَغَى bagha to seek/desire
طَلَبَ ṭalaba to request, demand
طَالِب ṭālib applicant, petitioner
مَطْلُوب maṭlūb sought, required
بِغَاء bighā' search, request